Avro 652 Anson

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PH672

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Taxiing

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Military

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Turnhouse - Wick

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Following an uneventful flight from RAF Turnhouse, the crew landed at Wick Airport but while taxiing, encountered heavy winds. The airplane veered off taxiway and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest. Both crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Blow off taxiway by heavy winds.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 in Dahlhausen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1956

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TX203

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Wunstorf – Düsseldorf

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The aircraft was engaged in an ambulance flight from Wünstorf Airbase to Düsseldorf, carrying two pilots and two doctors. En route, while cruising at an altitude of 4,000 feet, the right engine suffered an oil leak and was shut down by the crew. As he was unable to maintain a safe altitude, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. After it crossed the last cloud layer, the twin engine aircraft was facing a large wooded area. Shortly later, it struck trees and crashed in the forest. Both pilots were injured while both doctors were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt T. E. Went,
Sgt J. Moynaham.
Passengers:
F/O Daphne Jane Budgeon,
Sac Robert William Flint.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right engine following an oil leak in flight.

Ground accident of an Avro 652A Anson XII at RAF Spitalgate

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1956

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PH662

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Taxiing

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Training

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Spitalgate - Spitalgate

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Suffered an undercarriage failure while taxiing at RAF Spitalgate. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

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Undercarriage failure during taxiing.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Grenå

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1956

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Landing (descent or approach)

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CATS

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OY-DYC

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Cargo

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Plain, Valley

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Odense – Aarhus

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The crew was performing a cargo flight from Odense to Aarhus. While approaching Aarhus-Tirstrup Airport from the north, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Grenå, about 20 km northeast of the airfield. Both pilots were evacuated and the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Aarhus

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1956

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CATS

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OY-DYY

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Takeoff (climb)

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The crew was engaged in a cargo flight when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Aarhus-Tirstrup Airport. Both occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson in King Leopold Ranges: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1956 at 1900 LT

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VH-MMG

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Flight

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Ambulance

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Mountains

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Tablelands – Derby

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The aircraft was performing an ambulance flight from Tablelands to Derby, carrying a young ill child, his father, two nurses and one pilot on behalf of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Enroute, weather conditions worsened and the pilot encountered thunderstorm activity with turbulences when control was lost. The aircraft crashed on the Hawkstone Peak located in the King Leopold Ranges. As the airplane failed to arrive in Derby, SAR operations were conducted but the wreckage was found three weeks later only. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Pieter van Emmerick.
Passengers:
Sister Frances Day, nurse,
Sister Helen Newman, nurse,
one patient and his father.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson in Wanaaring

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1956

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West Darling Air Service

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VH-ICA

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A tire burst during takeoff at Wanaaring Airport and the aircraft went out of control and came to rest. The pilot, sole on board, was uninjured.

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Tire burst on takeoff.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.1 in Mechelen

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1955

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NA-13

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Mechelen. Both pilots were rescued.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 off Calshot

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1955

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Fairways Jersey

Registration:

G-AHIG

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Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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