Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Barrow-in-Furness: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 5, 1942 at 1000 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W2631
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wigtown - Wigtown
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wigtown on a training mission. While cruising at an altitude of 2,500 feet, the twin engine airplane collided with a balloon cable. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed at the Cavendish Dock in Barrow-in-Furness. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Emanuel Daniels, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth John Niel, observer,
Sgt Sidney Harold Victor Osborne, observer,
Sgt William John Perkins, wireless operator.
Crew:
F/Sgt George Emanuel Daniels, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth John Niel, observer,
Sgt Sidney Harold Victor Osborne, observer,
Sgt William John Perkins, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with a balloon cable.
