ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181219
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 206 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6187 |
| MSN: | VX-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, off Dyck Light Vessel, Pas-de-Calais, Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
| RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson Mk.I K6187 "VX-E" of 206 Squadron, RAF: Written off 9.9.39: After Parallel track search of North Sea, aircraft overshot airfield in blackout, continued on a southerly course until an engine failed due to fuel running out. Unable to maintain height, pilot ditched. All four crew were rescued while the aircraft sunk and was lost.
Crew:
Pilot: 41295 Pilot Officer Raymond Thomas Kean RAF OK, (died 05/08/40 in Hudson P5133 with 206 Sqn.).
Co-pilot: 40981 Pilot Officer Heslop Miles Frederick Barnitt RAF OK, (died 20/10/40 while with 203 Sqn.)
AC.1 Caulfield OK
L/AC Thompson OK.
NOTE: Some sources (see links #3 & #4) give the location of the Dyck L.V. (Light Vessel) as being off Dunkirk/Calais in the Pas De Calais...in other words, Anson K6187 ditched in French territorial waters, nearer to the French coast than the English one.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.
2. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
3. http://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-calais
4. http://www.derbysulzers.com/shipdyck.html
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/27412-anson-and-vincent?p=670583#post670583
6. National Archives PRO Kew File AIR 81/1506
7. https://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=10809
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2015 09:15 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:52 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2017 01:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2017 01:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2019 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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