Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Lechdale-on-Thames: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 12, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
N9824
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Brize Norton
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was conducting a training exercise from RAF Brize Norton when the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Lechdale-on-Thames, some 14 km northeast of Swinton. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (61st Squadron):
P/O E. I. Hewett,
P/O A. C. Manaton,
Sgt J. D. Hartley,
AC1 H. S. Burke,
AC1 A. Mullineux.
Crew (61st Squadron):
P/O E. I. Hewett,
P/O A. C. Manaton,
Sgt J. D. Hartley,
AC1 H. S. Burke,
AC1 A. Mullineux.
