Crash of an Avro 652 Anson T.21 in Scone: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VV250
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a local training flight with a second RAF Avro Anson registered VV299. While cruising beneath the second Anson, the pilot made a wrong maneuver, letting his aircraft climbing and hitting the left wing of the second Anson with his tail. He lost control of his airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Scone, northeast of Perth. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. The pilot of the second aircraft was able to land safely.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson XI off Margate

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH611
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a liaison flight from Bückeburg, Lower Saxony, to England. While approaching the English coast, an engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft about ten miles northeast of Margate, Kent. Both crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson II in Rio Branco

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
PP-ETD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7406
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff in Rio Branco Airport. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed. They were performing a cargo flight on behalf of the Governo do Acre (Governement of the State of Acre).

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.12 in Bückeburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH597
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bückeburg - Bückeburg
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training mission in Bückeburg. On final approach, the twin engine aircraft collided with a RAF Spitfire registered PM616 and carrying one pilot. Both aircraft crashed short of runway and were destroyed. All three crewmen were killed.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson 21 in Thornhill

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1950 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VS495
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thornhill - Thornhill
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight in Thornhill. On final approach, an engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson near Volos: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH864
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While flying in clouds, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and crashed about 11 km northeast of Volos. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson in Mons

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AIXW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
London – Paris – Brussels
YOM:
1946
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a mail flight from London to Brussels with an intermediate stop in Paris, carrying a load of newspapers. En route, he was forced to make an emergency landing in Mons for undetermined reason. The twin engine aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were injured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in Aylesbury: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TX187
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Halton - Halton
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training sortie in RAF Halton. While approaching the airbase from the northwest with one engine inoperative, the aircraft stalled from a height of 50 feet and crashed in a near vertical attitude in a field located one mile northwest of Aylesbury. All six occupants were killed.
W/Cdr Richard James Millet Bangay, pilot,
Cpl Cyril Alan Parfett,
AC1 G. A. Richardson,
AC1 J. Montgomery,
AC1 M. G. Prince,
AC2 J. Hendry.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson XI in RAF Colerne

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH620
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Colerne - Colerne
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training sortie in RAF Colerne. On final approach, an engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a field short of runway threshold. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson 18C in Rahimabad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
VT-CXX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1481
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff in unknown circumstances, killing the pilot. Sole on board, he was performing a positioning flight on behalf of Civil Aviation Authority of India.