ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25013
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Date: | Wednesday 17 December 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Avro Anson Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 2 AOS RAF |
Registration: | N9842 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Off Millom, Cumberland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Millom |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Crashed on take-off, aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea off Millom. A fisherman came on the scene and rescued one of the occupants(P/O Crump) who sadly died later that day. while three other occupants were killed. According to some witnesses, the aircraft was on fire before it crashed. Crew:- Sgt(Pilot)WJ Peggie RCAF - Sgt(WoP/A/G)A Gibbons - P/O(A/Obs)WM Pepper RCAF - P/O(A/Obs)OCB Crump RCAF.
Sources:
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d'accidents/1941/N9842.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?73-Mid-Air-Collision-7-SFTS-1941 RAFWEB + RAF Commands Forum + CWGC.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
18-Mar-2012 09:21 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
06-Apr-2012 16:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
24-Aug-2013 18:09 |
JINX |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
12-Jan-2016 20:39 |
JIXN |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
06-Mar-2016 15:59 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Aug-2017 18:28 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
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