Fredericton, New Brunswick
2 Air Navigation School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. F/Os Stewart and A.H. Ingram (RAF) were engaged in a routine night navigation exercise and were killed when Anson aircraft 11735 crashed two miles south of the runway at Charlottetown.
Stewart, John Albert (Flying Officer)
Killed in Flying Accident 1944-December-05
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of Rae A. Stewart and Minnie Alice Stewart, of Fredericton.
Spouse:
Home: Fredericton, New Brunswick
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
2 ANS- Air Navigation School
Base
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/39573
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Anson 11735
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. V serial:11735
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1944-December-05. Anson V s/n 11735.
This accident involved 5 people. Brophy FJ, Fisher EW, Ingram AH, Sharman JM, Stewart JA
This accident had 2 fatalities. Flying Officer Arthur Hilton Ingram RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:154971 Anson 11735, Flying Officer John Albert Stewart RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:J/39573 Anson 11735
Unit Desciption
2 ANS (2 Air Navigation School)
Nos. 1 & 2 Air Navigation Schools offered four-week courses in astronavigation and were the last step for Air Observers.
The RAF schools, Nos. 31, 32, and 33, provided the same training as Air Observer Schools.
NO2 ANS Avro Anson
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Pennfield Ridge NB
History of 2 ANS Pennfield Ridge NB
2 Air Navigation School was disbanded at Pennfield Ridge April 1942.
Unit was reformed in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island February 1944. RCAF.info - RCAF Station Charlottetown PEI
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Winnipeg Manitoba
The unit was redesignated No 2 Air Observer School 15 November 1955.
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