Willoughby, Arthur Weatherley (Pilot Officer)

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

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Anson 6069

Anson Mk. I 6069

Ex RAF R9871. First used by Central Navigation School at Rivers Camp, Manitoba. Winter conversion kit installed by Prairie Airways Ltd at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in early 1941, quoted cost was $748.56. AC Goebel struck by starboard propeller during engine starting and severely injured at 12:30 on 30 May 1942, at Rivers Camp. Category A crash at Rivers at 21:00 on 9 June 1942. Crashed and exploded during navigation exercise, pilot Pilot Officer A.W. Willoughby and 3 crew killed. All serviceable components removed at Central Navigation School and sent to No. 8 Repair Depot at Winnipeg.

1940-09-11 Taken on Strength No. 2 Training Command 2019-08-20
1942-May-30 Accident: 1 Central Navigation School Loc: Rivers Manitoba Names: Collishaw | Goebels | Jones | Smight | Sprouls
1942-June-09 Accident: 1 Central Navigation School Loc: South Newdale Manitoba Names: Carter | Gauthier Dit Larouche | Mazure | Willoughby
1942-07-08 Struck off Strength Struck off, reduced to spares and produce 2019-08-20