ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145056
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AOS RAAF |
| Registration: | AW485 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maclean, 30 miles SSW of Evans Head, NSW -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Base Evans Head (EVH/YEVD) |
| RAAF Base Evans Head (EVH/YEVD) |
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 AW485. Delivered to RAAF at 2 Aircraft Park 10.10.41 (but retained original RAF serial). To 2 AOS 9.2.42. To 1 AOS 13.12.43. Crashed near Maclean, 30 miles south-south-west of Evans Head, NSW 7.3.44: aircraft reported to have disintegrated in mid-air - possibly the result of loss of control in cloud, on air navigation exercise. All five crew killed: Flying Officer Billie Strike-McClelland, Flight-Sergeant Bruce Duckworth, LAC Robert Thomas Robertson, trainee navigator, LAC Patrick John Scanlan, trainee navigator, and LAC Neville Thomas Self, trainee navigator
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
https://trove.nla.gov.au/nla.news-article 78793386
https://www.awm.gov.au/ (search a person)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2012 16:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Sep-2012 00:11 | ragates | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2018 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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