Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Roxton
Date & Time:
Nov 2, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
L7520
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a training flight, the airplane suffered a failure of the port engine. All attempts to feather the airscrew failed and the airplane crash landed near Roxton. All crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
P/O A. L. Searby +6.
Crew:
P/O A. L. Searby +6.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.
