Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Kingsclere: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6277
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Driffield - Greenham Common
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night training flight from RAF Driffield. On approach to RAF Greenham Common, the twin engine aircraft descended through the last cloud layer when it impacted tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Kingsclere, northwest of Basingstoke, Hampshire. A pilot was killed while three other occupants were injured.
Crew from 51st Squadron:
P/O David Lorraine Lloyd Morris, †
Sgt Donald William Mansbridge,
P/O Cecil Wardman Poulter,
AC2 Ronald Harry Price.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Driffield

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6322
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
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 at RAF Driffield. On final approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft hit tree tops, overturned and crashed upside down in an open field located short of runway. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the pilot.