ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144918
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| Date: | Friday 2 October 1942 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 32 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L7911 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | UBC Grounds, Vancouver, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
First date: 9 August 1941 - Taken on strength at MacDonald Brothers Aircraft, Winnipeg
To Western Air Command on 12 September 1941, for use at No. 32 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Station Patricia Bay, BC. On 2 Oct 1942, Anson L7911 was on a wireless training exercise with a pilot and a WAG. It is thought they were looking for RCAF Sea Island but became lost in a fog bank. In an attempted forced landing, the aircraft struck trees on the experimental farm grounds of the University of British Columbia, identified as Vancouver University in the AIB Occurrence Report. The two crew were uninjured. The crash was originally reported as CAT B but the aircraft was subsequently written off.
Last date: 25 May 1943 - Struck off by No. 3 Repair Depot as damaged beyond economic repair
Sources:
The Vancouver Sun, 3 October 1942, p3
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0022/00000013.pdf
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?820-32-Otu
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2012 16:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Aug-2013 18:10 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2016 19:05 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2023 05:44 | Cosmo | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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