Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Whittlemoor Dam: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 1, 1938 at 1445 LT
Operator:
Registration:
K6320
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Abbotsinch - Abbotsinch
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight out from RAF Abbotsinch. While cruising at low height in thick clouds, the twin engine aircraft impacted a hill located in Whittlemoor Dam, near Howwood. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and both crew members from the 269th Squadron were killed. According to an eyewitness, it seems the crew was trying to locate an airfield to land in poor visibility when the accident occurred.
Crew:
Sgt William Alexander Sutherland,
Cpl Robert Hunter.
Crew:
Sgt William Alexander Sutherland,
Cpl Robert Hunter.
