ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181173
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| Date: | Monday 4 September 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8704 |
| MSN: | OY-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thorney Creek, near RAF Thorney Island, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Sussex |
| RAF Thorney Island | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson K8704 ("OY-E"): Written off (destroyed) 4/9/39 when engine failed while overshooting at RAF Thorney Island in fog. Aircraft attempted go around but height decayed & ditched in Thorney Creek, 200 yards from airfield. All four crew survived, but the aircraft sank quickly in Thorney Creek, injuring two crew.
Crew:
Pilot: Sgt. R.E. Williamson OK.
Co-pilot: Sgt. F. Burton OK.
L.A/C J. Meek OK.
A/C D. Hider OK.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War, Vol.1 by Ross McNeil, page 12
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 72)
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-raf-thorney-island-4-killed
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
5. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=23901
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21762-Air-81-Trance-3-Part-1-Air-81-1489-to-AIr-81-1741-Repost-Now-with-Open-Status&styleid=3
7. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2015 19:14 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Jan-2016 20:27 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2018 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 03-May-2023 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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