Question for Senior Members?

[Compass Call]

I have been researching a wartime Canadian aircrew member. I believe that he was a navigator/observer on 424 Sqdn.
He was trained at: No1 ITS; No10 AOS; No6 BGS & No1 ANS. Can anybody tell me what these were & their location. I assume that the 'S' is school.

I have tried GOOGLE but with no luck. Probably asked the question the wrong way!

CC

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

You are in luck; I was researching fatal Canadian Anson accidents a few months ago. No 10 AOS (Air Observer School)was at RCAF Chatham, near Miramichi, New Brunswick. I will get more for you tomorrow.

Start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan_facilities_in _Canada#Initial_Training_Schools

[The B Word]

I would expect ANS = Air Navigation School. This would fit with AOS. ITS might be Initial Training School or Squadron?

The B Word

[212man]

BGS = Bombing and Gunnery School and the one in question is referred to here: No. 6 BGS - Mountainview, Ontario (http://www.bombercrew.com/BCATP/mountainview/mountainview.htm)

[Compass Call]

Gentlemen,
Many thanks for your help.

CC

[Lima Juliet]

How do you know they are all Gentlemen? :ok:

[Compass Call]

Some of us were brought up to be polite;)

CC

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

..and some of us are grateful to be called a Gentleman, even if we are part-timers at best ;)

I think that link I gave you leads to everything you need.

No 1 Initial Training School, 26 weeks, Toronto, ON
No 10 Air Observer School, 8 weeks, Chatham, NB
No 6 Bombing & Gunnery School, 4 weeks, Mountain View (near Trenton),ON
No 1 Air Navigation School, 4 weeks, Trenton, ON

Chatham, NB is only a day's rail journey from Trenton,so this makes some sense.

1 ANS later moved to Rivers, MB, which is a heck of a long way from Trenton for the final 4 weeks (especially as he would probably have shipped out from Quebec for Europe shortly afterwards), but Air Forces have done stupider things*
The move date was around May 1942, and 424 Squadron was formed at Topcliffe on 15 October 1942.

*I mean, they hired me for Gawd's sake!

[NutLoose]

1 ANS

Central Navigation School , Canadian Air Force (http://www.canadianwings.com/Squadrons/squadronDetail.php?Central-Navigation-School-5)

One of the best Canadian sites you may find some info on us

http://www.vintagewings.ca/


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