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31 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF) ( 91)

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft (Hawker Hurricane or Fairey Swordfish, e.g.). The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.
Lockheed Hudson
More information on the RCAF Station at Debert, Nova Scotia can be found at

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General History 31 OTU by Maj (Ret) G.D. Madigan

General Wall Of Honour NO31 OTU

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1941-06-03 Primary Location Debert NS Canada Currently site of Delbert Airport Ident CCQ3
Sergeant
Barber, John
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑11‑13
Hudson (AM892)
Shawville, Quebec
Sergeant
Bates, Michael Joseph
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑01‑29
Hudson (FK547)
Port au Port, Newfoundland (parents)
Pilot Officer
Blyth, K W
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑12‑13
Hudson (BW382)
 
Sergeant
Bodell, Edwin John
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑01‑29
Hudson (FK547)
Hamilton, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Boyd, John Fisher
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM895)
Collingwood, Ontario
Flight Sergeant
Bryant, James Roy
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑02‑21
Hudson (AM729)
Belleville, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Bursill, J A
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑08‑10
Hudson (BW401)
 
Sergeant
Clark, Edwin John
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑01‑29
Hudson (FK547)
 
Pilot Officer
Clarke, Raymond Albert
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑09‑13
Hudson (AM765)
 
Sergeant
Cloutier, Albert Edward
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑15
Hudson (AM902)
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Sergeant
Cooke, Arnold William
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑08‑10
Hudson (BW401)
St Lambert, Quebec (parents)
Flight Sergeant
Creighton, John
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑09‑22
Hudson (AM755)
Mullaghsandal, County Antrim, NI (parents)
Pilot Officer
Creighton, John Traquair
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑06‑07
Hudson (AM721)
Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)
Sergeant
Crummey, Cyril Bertram
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑08‑28
Hudson (EW873)
St John's, Newfoundland (parents)
Sergeant
Dixey, Eric Rowland
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑05‑15
Hudson (FK468)
 
Sergeant
Elliott, P W
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑04‑08
Hudson (FK408)
 
Sergeant
Fitzner, Carl Patrick
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑02‑21
Hudson (AM729)
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Civilian
Fleming, W
Killed in Flight Line Accident
1942‑03‑16
 ()
 
Sergeant
Fraser, Harold Seymour Thomas
Killed in Action
1943‑10‑30
Hudson (FK443)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Pilot Officer
Gibson, Joseph Wilson
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑15
Hudson (AM902)
Hamilton, Ontario
Sergeant
Gill, Douglas Roy
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑25
Hudson (AM886)
Ladysmith, British Columbia
Sergeant
Gillis, John Archibald
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑04‑19
Hudson (AM773)
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Pilot Officer
Gordon, John Alastair
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑01‑06
Hudson (AM764)
Cheshire, UK
Pilot Officer
Hackett, James Alfred
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑09‑13
Hudson (AM765)
Chatham, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Haddow, Alexander Broom
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑06‑05
Hudson (FK409)
Hamilton, Ontario
Sergeant
Harrison, W
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑01‑29
Hudson (FK547)
 
Pilot Officer
Hobson, John Kenneth
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑08‑10
Hudson (BW401)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Pilot Officer
Hoffman, Albert
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑05‑30
Hudson (AM737)
Ritzville, Washington, USA
Sergeant
Hornsey, Norman Leonard
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM896)
 
Sergeant
Horsley, Reginald Carl
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑05‑15
Hudson (FK468)
Newcastle, New Brunswick (parents)
Sergeant
Horton, Arthur John
Killed in Action
1943‑10‑30
Hudson (FK443)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Flying Officer
Horton, Ian Mclane
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑02
Hudson (FK541)
Oshawa, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Howard-Bangs, J
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑04‑19
Hudson (AM773)
 
Squadron Leader
Hunn, R T
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑20
Hudson (BW777)
 
Squadron Leader
Hunn, Raymond Tom
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑20
Hudson (BW777)
Truro, Nova Scotia
Sergeant
Hyland, Thomas Vincent
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑04‑08
Hudson (FK408)
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Pilot Officer
Impey, F E
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑08‑28
Hudson (EW873)
 
Sergeant
Johnson, James Mclean
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑09‑13
Hudson (AM765)
Gore Bay, Ontario
Sergeant
Jonas, G J
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑02‑21
Hudson (AM729)
 
Flight Sergeant
Keegan, Charles Clement
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑02
Hudson (FK541)
Montreal, Quebec
Sergeant
Kelley, Robert Frederick
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM896)
Toronto, Ontario
Sergeant
King, N D
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑06‑07
Hudson (AM721)
 
Sergeant
Kirsch, Abie
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM895)
Montreal, Quebec
Sergeant
L'Heureux, Joseph Maurice Claude
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑26
Hudson (FK539)
Montreal, Quebec
Sergeant
LaFrance, Hubert Elias Joseph
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑11‑13
Hudson (AM892)
Coniston, Ontario
Sergeant
Lagimodiere, Donald Roderick
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑09‑13
Hudson (AM765)
Lorette, Manitoba
Sergeant
Lambert, Bryan Waldo
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑09‑22
Hudson (AM755)
 
Sergeant
Leadley, Henry Roy
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑01‑27
Hudson (AM890)
Manor, Saskatchewan
Sergeant
Legroulx, Claude Oscar
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑26
Hudson (FK539)
Alexandria, Ontario
Sergeant
Lennon, D H
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑06‑07
Hudson (AM721)
 
Sergeant
Longstaff, A
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑04‑19
Hudson (AM773)
 
Pilot Officer
Luard, Richard Aubrey
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM896)
Burford, Ontario
Pilot Officer
MacDonald, Iain Alasdair
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑15
Hudson (AM902)
Courtenay, British Columbia
Warrant Officer 1st Class
Macleod, Allan Allister
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑26
Hudson (FK539)
Ottawa, Ontario
Flight Sergeant
Mark, Edward
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑01‑27
Hudson (AM890)
Stratford, Ontario
Aircraftman 1st Class
Marsh, Ernest Walter
Accident
1941‑10‑30
 ()
 
Sergeant
Marshall, L
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑08‑21
Hudson (BW432)
 
Pilot Officer
Mayhew, Vernon Earle
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑06‑05
Hudson (FK409)
Lennoxville, Quebec
Sergeant
McDowell, William Lloyd
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑05‑15
Hudson (FK468)
Toronto, Ontario
Pilot Officer
McGarry, James Joseph
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑06‑05
 ()
Vancouver, British Columbia
Flight Sergeant
McHardy, Stanley Swanston
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑09‑22
Hudson (AM755)
Athelstan, Quebec
Leading Aircraftman
Morris, A J
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM895)
 
Pilot Officer
Nash, E J
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑01‑27
Hudson (AM890)
 
Pilot Officer
Nowosad, August
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑25
Hudson (AM886)
Vonda, Saskatchewan
Pilot Officer
O'Hanley, Charles Beeching
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM896)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Sergeant
Oakley, S J
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑08‑28
Hudson (EW873)
 
Pilot Officer
Papworth, W G
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑20
Hudson (BW777)
 
Pilot Officer
Parr, R J
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑26
Hudson (FK539)
 
Sergeant
Pattison, E
Killed in Action
1943‑10‑30
Hudson (FK443)
 
Pilot Officer
Pickles, A
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑12‑13
Hudson (BW382)
 
Pilot Officer
Platson, Paul
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑07‑22
Hudson (AM766)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sergeant
Poyntz, S W
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑09‑22
Hudson (AM755)
 
Flight Sergeant
Renaud, Joseph Alaric Roland
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑02
Hudson (FK541)
Eastview, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Reynolds, Douglas Glen
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑15
Hudson (AM902)
Chatham, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Robertson, Ian
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑02
Hudson (FK541)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sergeant
Robinson, D
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑02‑21
Hudson (AM729)
 
Pilot Officer
Rogers, Paul Amos
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑08‑10
Hudson (BW401)
Fielding, New Brunswick
Sergeant
Rourke, Clyde Burton
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑12‑13
Hudson (BW382)
Allenford, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Shellshear, Thomas Douglas
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑25
Hudson (AM886)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Pilot Officer
Smith, Earl George
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑07‑26
Hudson (FK539)
 
Sergeant
Stevens, John Bede Polding
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑08‑28
Hudson (EW873)
 
Sergeant
Stewart, George Albert
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑15
Hudson (AM902)
London, Ontario
Sergeant
Stratton, Charles William
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑11‑13
Hudson (AM892)
 
Pilot Officer
Summerwill, John Leslie
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑06‑05
Hudson (FK409)
Sprucedale, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Ursel, Clifford Bernard
Killed in Flying Accident
1943‑06‑05
Hudson (FK409)
Fort William, Ontario
Sergeant
Vincent, Howard James
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑08‑10
Hudson (BW401)
Canora, Saskatchewan
Pilot Officer
Wainwright, Alan Ewart Gilbert
Killed in Flying Accident
1941‑10‑23
Hudson (AM895)
Toronto, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Warwick, Murray Alfred
Killed in Flying Accident
1944‑04‑15
Hudson (AM902)
Hamilton, Ontario
Pilot Officer
Willis, Harold Frederick
Killed in Flying Accident
1942‑11‑13
Hudson (AM892)
Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Pilot Officer
Wilson, David Leslie Thompson
Died
1943‑01‑31
 ()
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Sergeant
Young, Alan Wilmot
Killed in Action
1943‑10‑30
Hudson (FK443)
Canmore, Alberta

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