Anson crashed on night navigation exercise in snowstorm.
"Depressed compound comminuted fracture of the skull" pursuant to airplane crash.Certificate of Registration of Death
Birth Date: 1919-March-05
Born:
son of Michael and Mary Josephine Quinn, of Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Home: Londonderry, Northern ireland
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAF
Unit
33 ANS- Air Navigation School (RAF)
Base
RCAF Mount Hope
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Leading Aircraftman
Service Numbers
538203
Anson crashed on night navigation exercise in snowstorm.
"Depressed compound comminuted fracture of the skull" pursuant to airplane crash.Certificate of Registration of Death
The Avro Anson was known by a number of nicknames including "Faithful Annie" or "Flying Greenhouse". It was the first aircraft to be flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force to have a retractable undercarriage, which was a comparative novelty in 1936. In 1940, a Canadian government owned company, Federal Aircraft Limited, was created in Montreal to manufacture the Anson for Canadian use. Nearly 3,000 Anson aircraft were produced and, in the early days of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), the Anson was the standard trainer for many pilots, observers (navigators), wireless operators and bomb aimers. More than 20,000 aircrew received training on the Anson. In Canadian service, the aircraft was substantially re-designed with the substitution of North American engines and many other airframe and equipment changes. Harold Skaarup web pages
The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Hamilton (Mount Hope) ON