ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1989
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| Date: | Thursday 5 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 AOS RAF |
| Registration: | K6228 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Llanymynech, Llandysilio, Montgomeryshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Crew was performing a training flight. En route, while cruising in snow falls, both engines failed. Crew elected to make an emergency landing but aircraft hit a telephone pole and a hedge before crashing in a field near Llanymynech, Wales.
Crew fate unknown - there were RAF crew fatalities on that day, but no fatalities have been definitely linked to this incident.
Cause of accident: Double engine failure.
Sources:
Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
http://www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/roots/packages/war/war_p03.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4786l-Unaccounted-airmen-5-2-1942
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d'accidents/1942/K6228.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2008 11:48 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature] |
| 18-Mar-2012 07:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2013 22:07 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2016 09:00 | Jixn | Updated [Operator] |
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