No 7 Air Observer School
Course 42 – Air Observer
I would like to provide a special thank you to Euan Price who provided the Graduation Banquet Menu.
Students Arrived: 18 January 1942
Start Date: 19 January 1942
Grad Dinner: 21 April 1942
Graduation Parade:
Graduation Date: 26 April 1942
Nominal Role
- Gwyn Price
Course Strength
| No of Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Original Intake | 26 |
| Transferred from previous course | 0 |
| Transferred to subsequent course | 0 |
| Wastage | 0 |
| Killed in Flying accident | 0 |
| Total graduates | 24 |
Commissions
| No of Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Total | N/A |
Postings
| No of Personnel | |
|---|---|
| No 3 Bombing & Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba | 24 |
| Wastage | |
| Total |
Photo Gallery
No 7 Air Observer School, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Photo Provided by Euan Price on Facebook
No 7 Air Observer School, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Photo Provided by Euan Price on Facebook
No 7 Air Observer School, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Photo Provided by Euan Price on Facebook
Notes
- On 18 January 1942, 26, RAF Students arrived from No 31 Personnel Depot, Moncton, New Brunswick for this course.
- Wings were note presented for this course. Students had to complete additional training at a Bombing & Gunnery School and an Air Navigation School to qualify as an Air Observer.
- On arrival at N0 3 Bombing & Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba there were only 24 Students on Course 42. It appears that there were 2 failures or students held back for future courses.
- Course Graduates were members of the following Air Force’s:
- Wastage remustered to:
Links
- School Daily Diary
- Course Arrived – 18 January 1942
- Course Commenced – 19 January 1942
- Granted 48 hour pass – 6 February 1942
- Granted 48 hour pass – 27 February 1942
- Granted 48 hour pass – 20 March 1942
- Began final examinations – 13 April 1942
- Course 42 posted to No 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba – 26 April 1942