3 AOS- Air Observer School (RCAF)

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.
Pilot Officer C. Miall, No. 3 Air Observer School, Regina, 1940

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Regina Saskatchewan

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - Relief Landing Field Brora Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

Museum Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Saskatchewan

YouTube YouTube - Abandoned Saskatchewan

NO3 AOS started to move to Pearce AB 12 September 1942 however this plan was short lived and the portion of the unit that had moved initially returned to Regina.

Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF.info - RCAF Station Pearce AB

unvetted Source Southern Alberta Historical Society - Diary 3AOS

Museum Vintage Wings - Ghosts Of Southern Alberta

Museum Bomber Command Museum of Canada

Project 44 BCATP

unvetted Source Project 44 BCATP

YouTube YouTube - Valour Canada Aerodrome of Democracy

Unit Accident Records: 3 AOS 3 Air Observer School RCAF (19)

1941-March-31 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Regina Saskatchewan Names: Price | Ross | Westerman
1941-November-24 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Gemmel | Johnston | Pierce
1941-December-05 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Regina Airport Names: Campbell | Johnston | Ross
1941-December-21 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Regina Airport Names: Dame | Mcdonald
1941-December-21 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Regina Airport Names: Dame | Mcdonald
1942-January-20 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Regina Airport Names: Austin
1942-July-01 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Regina Airport Names: Bazzett | Boak | Bourne | Duke
1942-July-10 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Boak | Bourne | Crutcher | Duke
1942-August-21 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Canadian Stnorth Saskatchewan Names: Bowman | Davidson | Douglas | Insall
1942-September-08 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Robbin Manitoba Names: Anderson | Brown | Cornell | Pearce
1942-October-01 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Cornell
1942-October-12 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Pearce Alberta Names: Ryan | Walker
1943-January-10 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Crossfield Alberta Names: Friskey | Goundry | Lightbrown | Riviere
1943-February-02 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Elbow Saskatchewan Names: Davison | Draper | Meinczinger | Wilson
1943-February-03 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Richardson Saskatchewan Names: Adam | Brazier | Fox | Ogilvie
1943-February-04 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Tuxford Saskatchewan Names: Eley | Gillman | Tissot
1943-February-04 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Green | Kramer | Taylor | Vickers
1943-March-04 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: Milo Alberta Names: Bond | Cornfield | Mctavish | Middlemas
1943-March-16 Accident: 3 Air Observer School Loc: 2 Mile North Of Airport Names: Carnegie | Somers | Straughn

Unit Casualtues: 3 AOS 3 Air Observer School RCAF (4)

P Bowman
1942-August-21
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson Mk. I 6877
Leonard Allen Insall
1942-August-21
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson Mk. I 6877
William Wallace Douglas
1942-August-21
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson Mk. I 6877
Vancouver, British Columbia
Leonard Harold Davidson
1942-August-21
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson Mk. I 6877
Regina, Saskatchewan