Avro 652 Anson

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A4-17

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Military

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Whitemark (Flinders Island)

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Tasmania

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Australia

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Oceania

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En route, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to make an emergency landing near the Whitemark Airfield. While all four occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Richmond: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1939 at 0130 LT

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N4887

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Richmond – Point Cook

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Shortly after take off from Richmond Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed on a golf course. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur Moorhouse Watkins
F/Lt Hugh B. Horner,
F/O Henry Parker Fitzgerald,
F/O Malcolm Musgrave McInnes,
LAC Leonard J. King.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control was caused by an engine failure shortly after rotation.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Detling: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1939 at 0741 LT

Type of aircraft:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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N5231

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Detling - Detling

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The crew departed RAF Detling on a maritime patrol flight over The Channel. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing in low clouds, the twin engine airplane impacted trees and crashed. All four crew members were injured. The wireless operator died few hours later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O B. H. Arkell, pilot,
LAC J. Walton,
LAC Henry John Le Gassick, wireless operator, †
Sgt Braybrooks.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939

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K6189

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

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While performing a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea, the twin engine aircraft collided with a German fighter Bf.110. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed some 112 km north of Texel, in The Netherlands. All six crewmen in both aircraft were killed.
Crew (206th Squadron):
P/O John Henry Grimes, pilot,
Sgt Victor Donald MacMillan, copilot,
Cpl Harold John Cockayne,
AC1 John Charles Bagley.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson at RAF Ternhill

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939

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K8720

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Ternhill - Ternhill

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Ternhill, while on a local training mission on behalf of 10th Army School, the pilot initiated a left turn when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Cpl D. K. Mills +1.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near RAF Lindley-Nuneaton

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1939

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L7067

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Lindley-Nuneaton - Lindley-Nuneaton

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The crew was performing a training exercise on behalf of the 12th Army School. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing following an engine failure. The twin engine aircraft crash landed six km northeast of RAF Lindley-Nuneaton. Both pilots were uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I into the Celtic Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1939

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N5073

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Benson - Bude

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The crew was performing a training flight from Benson to Bude. The twin engine aircraft departed RAF Benson at 0930LT. En route, the pilot decided to continue over the Celtic Sea for about 80 km before returning to his base via Trevose Head. But the aircraft disappeared and failed to arrive in Bude. SAR operations did not find any trace of the aircraft nor the five crewmen.
Crew (63rd Squadron):
P/O Charles Robey Coventry, pilot,
P/O Angus Cameron, observer,
Sgt Alvin Gordon Gibson,
AC2 Hugh Oliver Wilson Gormlay,
AC2 James Crompton Buckland.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Wick

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1939

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Landing (descent or approach)

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K8744

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Wick - Wick

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The crew was completing a local training mission when the twin engine airplane crashed upon landing at Wick Airport. Both crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O Peter Noel Trolove, pilot,
P/O Brinsden, pilot.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Simonsbath: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1939

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N5084

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