Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Tracadie

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6265
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Charlottetown - Charlottetown
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a training exercise from Charlottetown. En route, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft for unknown reason in the Tracadie Bay, Nova Scotia. While all five crew members were rescued, the aircraft was lost.