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Brief History

No. 2 Air Navigation School was formed at Mount Gambier, South Australia on 1 Jul 1941 and five of the Anson aircraft with which the School was to be equipped arrived on the 12th. The first course of trainees commenced training on 28 July. On 15 September, 3 officers and 50 airmen traveled by road to Nhill in Victoria, with the rest joining them by 19 Sep 1941.

The first Nhill course began three days later, and graduated on 16 November. Each trainee averaged 31.25 hours flying time. The school was required to form No. 97 (Reserve) Squadron and the unit had 18 Avro Ansons. On 18 Sep 1943.six pilots from Australian National Airlines, Guinea Airlines and MacRobertson and Miller Airline participated in the astro-navigation course. Flying incidents were not common, with one fatal and several minor accidents only. No. 2 Navigation School closed its doors on 9 Dec 1943 having graduated 2,002 trainees.

Trainees

† Ernest Ronald William Oliver ?? Jan - 1 Apr 1943

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 ==Brief History==
 No. 2 Air Navigation School was formed at Mount Gambier, South Australia on 1 Jul 1941 and five of the Anson aircraft with which the School was to be equipped arrived on the 12th.
-TI1e first course of trainel!> (4'1 aircrcw members from 2 Bombing and
+The first course of trainees commenced training on 28 July.  On 15 September, 3 officers and 50 airmen traveled by road to Nhill in Victoria, with the rest joining them by 19 Sep 1941.
-Gunnery School. Port Pirie) commenced training on 28 Ju ly. All, s.wc one
-(who far led due to illness). graduated
-On IS September, Flight Lieutenants P.B. jelbart and W.B. Marsh and
-Flying Officer IZ.H. Edge led 50 personnel by road to Nhill, Vlctoria.
-All the personnel and aircraft of the School had moved to Nhill by
-Sep ~mber 1941, to enable the first course to be conducted at the new
-babe (12 (0) course) to commence trau1ing on the 22nd. Titb course
-graduated on 16 November, with coch trainee averaging 31 hours
-m111utes flying time.
-Operatronal Troining Unit was rais<.-d at Nhill on 8 December 1941,
-and ~har<!d the b.rS<! with 2 Air Navigation School until movmg to Sale on
-February 19-12. TI1e School was to expnnd its ncllvitics when. on 8 june
-, rt was notifred that 97 (Rcservc) Squadron W3b to be fom1cd from
-unit personnel, and have IS Anson aircraft on its strength. Only two
-<.'nlrics in llle School's Unit History R<-<:ord relate to Ure activity of
-Squadron. On 16 September 1942 six aircraft and 71 oHicers and men
-were allachcd to 2 1\ir Observers School at Mount Gambier. and on
-November 10 aircraft were attached to l.averton and ll•lallacoota.
-Commencmg on 18 September 1943, six pilots from Australian
-National 1\J.rhnes, GuiJica Airlines and McRober.ton and Miller Airlin<'S
-participated in the a.stro-navigation course at the School.
-Flying mcid~nts were not common. On 9 July 19·12.. an Anson nown
-by Pilot Officer R.K. Filo;eU was reported missing. but located during the
-next day. Leadang Aircraftman D.O. Thompson sullered a loot mjury
-when another Anson force-landed lour miles from the austnp on
-September, and Flying Officer LA. Flynn and Ius crew were killed on
-September 1943 when the Anson in which they were nying crashed
-After graduallllg 2002 ttallleeS, 2 Air Navigation School was
-disbanded on 9 Occember 1943.
-COMMANDIN
+The first Nhill course began three days later, and graduated on 16 November. Each trainee averaged 31.25 hours flying time. The school was required to form No. 97 (Reserve) Squadron and the unit had 18 [[Avro Anson]]s. On 18 Sep 1943.six pilots from Australian National Airlines, Guinea Airlines and MacRobertson and Miller Airline participated in the astro-navigation course. Flying incidents were not common, with one fatal and several minor accidents only. No. 2 Navigation School closed its doors on 9 Dec 1943 having graduated 2,002 trainees.
+===Trainees===
+* † [[Ernest Ronald William Oliver]] ?? Jan - 1 Apr 1943
 ====Notes====