ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181382
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| Date: | Sunday 5 November 1939 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8781 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island |
| Guernsey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Skidded into hedge after landing in gusty wind (60 to 70 mph) & rain.
Take off from Thorney Island 14:15 with two other aircraft, to use Guernsey as base for convoy duties. Other two aircraft lnded without incident.
Crew:
Pilot: 564536 Sgt. Richard Arthur Bate RAF ok, (died 01/06/40 while serving with 254 Sqn. when shot down flying Blenheim R3630.
Co-pilot: P/O. M.J. Hunter ok
AC McIlvenny ok.
AC Leigh ok.
Sources:
Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
National Archives Kew 48 Sqdn Record of Events Doc AIR27/469/6 page 4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2015 07:27 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:30 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities] |
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