No 1 Operational Training Unit
Course 11

I would like to extend a special thank you to Chris Wolfe for the work he has done in compiling the vast majority of the information on this page.
His work is greatly appreciated.

Back Row (Left to Right): P/O Dunkeld, Sgt Bell S.W., Sgt Horner, P/O Logan, P/O Clapperton, P/O Kosh F/O Coffey,
F/O McKenzie, P/O Royston, P/O Kubicki, Sgt Gregory, Sgt Manninen, Sgt Love, F/O Bugg, F/O McRoberts, Sgt Hurst

Middle Row (Left to Right): F/L Hoare, P/O James, Sgt Bremner, Sgt Wansink, P/O Fleming, F/O Bishop, P/O Rhodes,
P/O Whittaker, P/O Heath, Sgt Bell B.E., Sgt Elliot, F/L Fiset, P/O Piche, P/O Hart, Sgt Ramsay

Front Row (Left to Right): F/O Charbonneau, F/O Corbett, F/O Nixon, F/L Imrie, S/L Woledge, S/L Schwab (DFC),
G/C Parker (DFC-AFC), W/C Reyno, F/L McLeod (DFC), F/L Brady, F/L Bernier, F/O Merinuk

Nominal Role

BORLAND, Alexander George Pilot Officer RCAF _______ (J25780)	See Paradie Db entry – 15-Apr-1943 (check L.A.C. Service File); No. 1 Manning Depot Toronto, ON.; No. 1 T.T.S. Toronto, ON.; No. 20 E.F.T.S. Oshawa, ON.; No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunville, ON. Course No. 72 10-Jan-1943 to 14-May-1943; (no 2-week leave) No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. 15-May-1943 to 31-Jul-1943; [Move to Course No. 12 and correct Paradie Db entry]
COFFEY, Robert Ellsworth Flying Officer RCAF ________ (J10256) (+)	See Paradie Db entry – L.A.C. Service File; W.A.C. Posted to 118 Sqn (RCAF) Jul. 21/43
CUMMING, Duncan Herbert Pilot Officer RCAF __________ (J25086) (+)	– See Paradie Db entry – L.A.C. Service File; – No. 6 I.T.S.; – No. 12 E.F.T.S.; – No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunnville, ON. Course No. 70 December 7, 1942 – April 2, 1943; – No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. Course No. 11 (25-Apr-1943 to 26-Jun-1943): – No. 3 P.R.C.; – No. 53 O.T.U.; – No. 3 T.E.U. on 3.11.44 for Typhoon Conversion; – Promoted ? 4.12.44 to F/O – No. 83 G.S.U. – Typhoon pool. – KIA
DUNKELD, William Thomas Pilot Officer RCAF __________ (J25085) (+)	– See Paradie Db entry – L.A.C. Service File; – No. 6 I.T.S.; – No. 12 E.F.T.S.; – No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunnville, ON. Course No. 70 December 7, 1942 – April 2, 1943; – No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. Course No. 11 25-Apr-1943 to 26-Jun-1943; – 130 (F) Sqn (RCAF); – No. 57 O.T.U. – No. 3 T.E.U. on 16.9.44; – No. 83 G.S.U. 15.10.44; – KIA
FISET, Kenneth James	See Paradie Db entry; – F.I. at No. 13 S.F.T.S. St. Hubert, QC. C-12349/910 – Bagotville, QC.; – No. 174 Sqn (RAF) 18-Nov-1943 along with F/Lt Fiset, P/O MacGillivray, P/O Bolsover, F/O J.E. Renaud
HOARE, Thomas Harvey	See Paradie Db entry. HOARE, S/L Thomas Harvey (J6821) – Distinguished Flying Cross – No.127 Wing – Award effective 3 September 1945 as per London Gazette, 14 September 1945 and AFRO 1672/45 dated 2 November 1945. – Born 17 May 1917 at Lang, Saskatchewan. – Enlisted in Winnipeg, 23 October 1940. – No.1 ITS, – No.9 EFTS and – No.2 SFTS; – wings and commission on 8 August 1941. – Instructed at No.13 SFTS, October 1941 to April 1943. – No.1 OTU, Bagotville, 25 April to 10 July 1943. – Arrived overseas 22 July 1943. – No.59 OTU. – No.56 Squadron, 1 December 1943 to 2 August 1944 – No.421 Squadron, 8 August 1944 to 4 April 1945. – No. 127 Wing, 4 April to 7 August 1945. – Repatriated to Canada, 10 September 1945; – released 25 October 1945. – See Find-A-Grave
BUGG, Theodore Alexander	– See L.A.C. Service File – – Paradie Db entry. – See: Page 166 to 169 of Hugh A. Halliday’s book “Typhoon and Tempest”; – No. 1 I.T.S. Toronto, ON. Course No. 36 15.9.41 to 7.11.41; – No. 10 E.F.T.S. Pendleton, ON. Course No. 42 10.11.41 to 2.1.42; – No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunnville, ON. Course No. 46 5.1.42 to 24.5.42; – FI training at C.F.S. Trenton, ON. 24.5.42 to 15.7.42; – FI at No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunnville, ON. 16.7.42 to 24.3.43; – No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC. Course No. 11 25.4.43 to 9.7.43;
NEILSON, Hans Siguard	– WASTAGE: Transferred to Course No. 12 due to illness. [See: write-up for Course No. 12]
LOVE, Lawrence Wyman
PETRIE, Peter L.
BUCKLEY, Sydney Smith
MACKENZIE, Robert Milne
MCROBERTS, Robert Cowan
PICHE, Louis Paul Emile
UPHAM, Harry George
SAUNDERS, W.L
ELLIOTT, William Arnold
MANNINEN, George H.A.
GREGORY, Robert Charles Gerard
KUBICKI, Walter
RHODES, William Horace
FLEMING, John Wallace
BELL, Bernard Ernest
WHITTAKER, William Douglas Pilot Officer RCAF R154012 (J25131)	– No. 1 S.F.T.S. Camp Borden, ON. Course 68: 8-Nov-1943 – 1-Apr-1943 – C-5905/1371; – No 3 PRC – __________ – 12-Mar-1944 – 403 Squadron, 12-Mar-1944 – _________
McROBERTS, Robert Cowan (+) Flying Officer RCAF R201207 (J12537)	– See: Paradie Db entry – See: L.A.C. Service File. – Enlisted in RCAF at Calgary, AB. 4-8-41; – No. 4 M.D. Edmonton, AB.; – No. 5 E.F.T.S. High River, AB.; – No. 2 S.F.T.S. Uplands, ON.; – No. 1 F.I.S. Trenton, ON.; – No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunnville, ON. F.I.; – No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville, QC.; – No. 1 “Y” Depot Halifax, N.S.; – No. 3 P.R.C.; – No. 53 O.T.U. 11-9-43 to 29-10-43; – 421 (F) Sqn (RCAF); – Repatiation Depot, Rockcliffe, ON.; – No. 124 Ferry Sqn. St. Hubert, QC.; – No. 8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg, MB. – KIA 15-9-46.
LOGAN, ROBERT Pilot Officer RAF GB1458327 (RAF151699)	– See: RCAF Crash Card on 11.6.1943 for Hurricane 5472 at Bagotville, QC. – No. 37 S.F.T.S. Calgary,AB. Course No. 70. – Commissioned 2 April 1943, London Gazette
KOSH, George Edward (+) Pilot Officer RAF GB575060 (RAF55058)	– Transferred from Course No. 10 to Course No. 11; – No. 41 S.F.T.S. Weyburn, SK. – See RCAF Crash Card 21-2-43 Harvard AJ924; – No. 3 T.E.U., Course No. 53 on 20-Aug-1943 to 21-Sep-1943; – 3 Sqn (RAF) 19-Oct-1943; – KIA, Tempest JN765 1 Jul 1944 while engaged in a V1 operations.
STATTERS, Edward Pilot Officer RAF GB1511187 (RAF151571)	– Transferred from Course No. 10 to Course No. 11; – No. 41 S.F.T.S. Weyburn, SK. – See: RCAF Crash Card 21.2.43 Harvard AJ950 LAC Statters, E. GB1511187 mid-air collision; – No. 3 T.E.U. Course No. 54 on 17-Aug-1943; – 193 Sqn (RAF) 19-Oct-1943; – No. 9 P.D.C. – No. 55 O.T.U. for Flying Instructor duties, 2- Jan-1945; – No. 56 O.T.U. for Tempest Conversion 14-Feb-1945 – 20-Feb-1945
CLAPPERTON, Raymond Hedley Pilot Officer RAF GB133977I (RAF151700)	London Gaze e: P/O Commissioning for 2nd Apr 1943; Posted to No. 3 T.E.U. Course No. 53 on 20-Aug-1943 to 21-Sep-1943; Posted to No. 3 Sqn (RAF) 19-Oct-1943; No. 3 Sqn (RAF) Tempest EJ504 shot down over Germany and captured (PoW) 29 Sep 44 Stalag Lu I
ROYSTON, Roy Stewart Pilot Officer RAF GB1339949	– Australian in the RAF; – joined RAF in 1941, – No 37 S.F.T.S., Calgary, Alberta, Course No. 70 – Commissioned 2 April 1943, London Gazette – No. 3 T.E.U. Course No. 56, 19 October 1943 to 11 January 1944; – 609 Sqn (RAF) 18 March 1944 effective 16 March 1944.
RAMSAY, Howard William Sergeant RAF GB571776 (+)	– Transferred from Course No. 10 due to illness. – No. 3 T.E.U. Course No. 54 for Operational Training on 17-Aug-1943 to 21-Sep-1943; – 193 Sqn (RAF), 9-Oct-1943 – 137 Sqn (RAF), Jan – Feb 1944 – No. 1690 Flight at 11 September 1944 – KIFA 11 Sep 1944 when Hurricane LF382 collided with Master W9033 during mock attack and abandoned, Carleton-le-Moorland, Lincs. Too low for parachute to fully deploy.
WANSINK, (WANSIK), Johannes Bertus Jacobus Sergeant RAF	– Dutch pilot from Rotterdam; – No. 33 Sqn (RAF) 29-Oct-1944 – “Three non-operational flights were carried out F/S Wansink (Dutch) a newcomer to the squadron flew twice and Lt. E.D. Thompson (SAAF sec) flew on one occasion with him.” – 322 Sqn (RAF)
BELL, Joseph William Sergeant RAF GB1495200 (+)	– No. 37 S.F.T.S. Calgary, AB. (RAF) based upon RCAF Crash Card 20.11.42; – No. 63 O.T.U. – KIFA at No. 63 O.T.U. on 8-Mar-1944.
HURST, William Sergeant RAF GB572075 (RAF56280)	– 193 Sqn (R.A.F.) May-1944; – is this the Sgt. Hurst in the graduating class photo?
HORNER, A.W. Sergeant RAF GB941950	– No. 3 T.E.U. Course No. 54 on August 17, 1943 to September 21, 1943; – 257 Sqdn. on October 9, 1943
HART, William Alfred Pilot Officer RNZAF NZ424461	– WASTAGE: – Transferred to Course No. 12 due to illness – See: Auckland Cenotaph website: William Alfred HART 424461 – No. 3 I.T.S. Victoriaville, QC.; – No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunnville, ON. Course No. 1 Graduation Date: 2/04/1943; – 486 Sqn (RNZAF)
BREMNER, Robert Duff Sergeant RNZAF NZ424417	– No. 6 S.F.T.S. Dunnville, ON. Course No. 70 December 7, 1942 – April 2, 1943; [ – See: Auckland War Museum website. – No. 56/486 Sqn. – No. 3 T.E.U. Course No. 54 on 17-Aug-1943 to 21-Sep-1943; – 486 Sqn (RNZAF) 9-Oct-1943.
JAMES Pilot Officer
BISHOP Flying Officer	– F/O rank likely means a Flying Instructor posting prior to posting to No. 1 O.T.U. Bagotville; – SFTS graduation in 1942 for a P/O or earlier for a Sgt.-pilot
BELL, S.W. or BELL, J.W. Sergeant	– Sgt. BELL, J.W. listed above.

Notes

• Course Graduates were members of the following Air Force’s:
• Wastage remustered to: 

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