ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181243
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1939 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 500 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N5052 |
| MSN: | MK-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wilmington, East Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent |
| RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson N5052 ("MK-P"): Written off (destroyed) 9/9/39 when ran out of fuel in bad weather & abandoned at 4,000 feet over Polegate, Sussex, while on recon mission over the North Sea.All four crew baled out by parachute, although two were injured in "hard" landings
Crew:
Pilot: 90011 Flying Officer R.E. Jay injured.
812099 L.A/C J.H. Baldry injured.
812142 AC.2 S.F.C. Cunningham OK.
812197 AC.2 H.G.Ridley OK.
Aircraft crashed at at 22:30 local time near Wilmington, East Sussex (at approximate co ordinates 50.84°N 0.20°E).
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1 by Ross McNeil
2. Detling Airfield: A History 1915-1959 By Anthony J. Moor
3. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=25160
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Man
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2015 17:12 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:16 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities] |
| 29-Jan-2016 20:50 | JINX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2016 08:17 | Lorenzo Lamas | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 01-May-2018 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2018 12:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-May-2023 10:46 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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