Incident Avro Anson Mk I K8833,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2093
 
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Date:Tuesday 16 January 1940
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Anson Mk I
Owner/operator:48 Sqn RAF
Registration: K8833
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea, East of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Avro Anson Mk.1 K8833 (OY-K) of 48 Squadron RAF: Missing 16-1-40 over North Sea East of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, while on patrol/sortie. Believed lost to enemy action. No further details, and nothing yet known about the fate of the crew of three

Sources:

1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. The Anson File, (Ray Sturtivant, Air Britain, 1988)
3. Royal Air Force Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol.1 page 23 by Ross McNeill
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-great-yarmouth

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Feb-2008 08:36 JINX Added
19-Jan-2012 14:48 Nepa Updated [Operator]
03-Mar-2012 17:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
13-Aug-2012 14:06 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
15-Jul-2013 21:47 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source]
10-Jul-2015 18:42 DG333 Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
17-Nov-2015 09:10 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Damage, Narrative]
07-Jan-2016 21:09 JIXN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
07-May-2019 20:31 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]

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