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31 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF) ( 94)

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. More information on the RCAF Station at Debert, Nova Scotia can be found at

RAF Roundel RCAF.info - Debert, Nova Scotia

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

General Wall Of Honour NO31 OTU

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

Bennett, Donald Malcolm

Killed in Flying Accident

1943‑01‑27

Hudson (AM890)

Pilot Officer

Bird, Maurice Edward Charles

Killed in Flying Accident

1941‑12‑13

Hudson (BW382)

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

Sergeant

Burns, P M

Killed in Flying Accident

1943‑04‑19

Hudson (AM773)

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

Sergeant

Dixey, E R

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

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, C W

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

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

31 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF) ( 94)

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