ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242649
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| Date: | Friday 7 March 1941 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9817 |
| MSN: | UL-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Collieston / Whinnyfold, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF ??? |
| RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
Anson R9817: Failed to return from operational flight off coast of Scotland. 07/03/1941.
On the 7th March 1941 crashed into the sea off Collieston / Whinnyfold. The aircraft, of 608 Sqn RAF had left for a transit flight to Dyce, but ditched at 08:40 hrs. At about 09:00 hrs information was received that an aircraft had crashed in the sea off Whinnyfold, and the coastguard sent out a motor boat from Cruden Bay.
She found nothing, but a Destroyer picked up one crew member 3 miles off Collieston.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Mitchell CUTTING (590946) RAF: missing believed killed;
Sgt Thomas Arnold EDWARDS (970695) RAFVR: missing believed killed;
Sgt Andrew Chalmers WHITE (970692) RAFVR : missing believed killed;
Sgt M FROST : injured;
Sources:
1.https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?Authority=ASH&refno=NK13NE0001
2.AIR81/5379
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2020 19:32 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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