White, Charles Henry (Leading Aircraftman)
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-October-09
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Thomas Henry & Gertrude White
Spouse:
Home: Eltham, London, England (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
7 AOS- Air Observer School
Base
RCAF Stn. Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Rank
Leading Aircraftman
Position
Service Numbers
1338559
Eltham, London, England (parents)
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionCrew or Other Personnel
Anson 6523
Accident Card - Avro Anson Mk. I serial:6523
This accident involved 1 aircraft on 1942-October-09. Anson I s/n 6523.
This accident involved 4 people. Botterill TA, Cameron DA, Hartland E, White CH
This accident had 4 fatalities. Sergeant Donald Arnott Cameron RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/119790 Anson 6523, Sergeant Thomas Aba Botterill RCAF Killed in Flying Accident service no:R/118096 Anson 6523, Leading Aircraftman Ernest Hartland RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1579222 Anson 6523, Leading Aircraftman Charles Henry White RAFVR Killed in Flying Accident service no:1338559 Anson 6523
Unit Desciption
7 AOS (7 Air Observer School)
Air Observers were later called "navigators". For recruits in this stream, the training path after ITS was 8 weeks at an Air Observer School (AOS), 1 month at a Bombing & Gunnery School, and finally 1 month at a Navigation School. The Air Observer schools were operated by civilians under contract to the RCAF. For example, Nos. 7, 8, and 9 were run by CP Airlines. However, the instructors were RCAF. The basic navigation techniques throughout the war years were dead reckoning and visual pilotage, and the tools were the aeronautical chart, magnetic compass, watch, trip log, pencil, Douglas protractor, and Dalton Navigational Computer. They trained in the Avro Anson.
NO7 AOS Course
RCAF.info - RCAF Station Portage la Prairie Manitoba
Manitoba Historical Society - Portage Airport
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - 7 AOS History
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