Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Childswickham: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 1, 1945
Operator:
Registration:
EF937
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Halfpenny Green - Halfpenny Green
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
During a training mission, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (3rd AFU):
F/Sgt Leslie Wall, pilot,
P/O John Henry Young, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas James Reardon, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace Joseph Holberry, bomber.
Crew (3rd AFU):
F/Sgt Leslie Wall, pilot,
P/O John Henry Young, observer,
F/Sgt Thomas James Reardon, wireless operator,
Sgt Wallace Joseph Holberry, bomber.
