ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210041
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 November 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N5084 |
| MSN: | BS-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Simonsbath, Exmoor, 15 miles WSW of Minehead, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson Mk.I N5084,("BS-P") 148 Squadron, RAF Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire: Written off (destroyed) 28/11/39 when flew into high ground at Simonsbath, Exmoor, fifteen miles west-south-west of Minehead, Somerset (at approximate co ordinates 51.1416°N 3.7524°W) during a night cross country navigation training flight. All five crew were killed:
Flying Officer Thomas William Storey (Pilot, Service Number 39179, aged 29) killed
Sgt Thomas Robert Moss (Observer, Service Number 518032, aged 29) killed
Sgt Gerald Roland Cecil Talbot (Observer, Service Number 580855, aged 22) killed
AC.1 Arthur John Whittaker (Wop/Air Gunner, Service Number 537645, aged 23) killed
AC.2 Frederick Challenger Overall (Service Number 632442, aged 23) killed
Aircraft initially posted as "missing"; The wreckage was found 40 hours later (on 30/11/39) in the Exmoor National Park.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. More Than Just A Name By Frank Bull, Chris Bonnett, Steve Adamson (page 293)
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2447706/storey,-thomas-william/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2949411/moss,-thomas-robert/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2436418/talbot,-gerald-roland-cecil/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2720769/whittaker,-arthur-john/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2436405/overall,-frederick-challenger/
9. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-exmoor-national-park-5-killed
10. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64697736/frederick-challenger-overall
11. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64698377
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 16:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Apr-2018 16:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2018 16:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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