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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Dovercourt

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6174
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Manston - Manston
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting a night training exercise out from Manton and was flying along the British coast when an engine failed. The captain reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft in the Dovercourt Bay, about a mile offshore. All four crew members were rescued and the aircraft was lost. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Dovercourt

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AAUL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bekesbourne - Bekesbourne
MSN:
KAS.3
YOM:
1930
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Bekesbourne on a solo training flight. While completing aerobatic manoeuvres, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located in Dovercourt. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.