Date & Time:
Dec 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
DJ575
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dumfries - Dumfries
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
5
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
During a night training mission, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a pasture in Carsphairn. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (10th AFU):
F/O J. Sawyer, pilot,
P/O P. R. Allen, navigator,
Sgt R. M. Woolley, navigator,
Sgt W. A. Edwards, wireless operator,
LAC W. T. Whiting, wireless operator.
Crew (10th AFU):
F/O J. Sawyer, pilot,
P/O P. R. Allen, navigator,
Sgt R. M. Woolley, navigator,
Sgt W. A. Edwards, wireless operator,
LAC W. T. Whiting, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Loss of control for undetermined reason.
