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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Lacock: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1940
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Registration:
L7926
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of a hill located 3 miles northeast of Lacock, Wiltshire. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Robert C. Whittington,
AC2 Stanley Knowles,
LAC Douglas Ronald Noel Tooth.