ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161900
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 June 1940 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N5112 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr Towcester, 9 miles SSW off Northampton, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Anson N5112: Took off for Training flight /W/T exercise, involving the taking of loop bearings. 05/06/1940
Forced-landing 11:30 hrs in a rough field, due to engine failure, near Towcester, 9 miles SSW from Northampton and was wrecked after swinging into a hedge.
Crew:
Sgt (562107) Matthew Henry FARMER (pilot) RAF - OK
Sources:
1.The Anson File (Ray Sturtivant, Air Britain)
2. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/17_OTU.html#0506
3. http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-towcester
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8953-Anson-fates-1940
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2013 07:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-Aug-2019 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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