Accident Avro Anson Mk I LT433,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28029
 
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Date:Sunday 20 February 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Anson Mk I
Owner/operator:SPTU RAF
Registration: LT433
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Llyn Cowlyd reservoir, Dolgarrog, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Cark, Cumberland
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Avro Anson Mk.I LT433 'MI' of the Staff Pilot Training Unit crashed near to Llyn Cowlyd reservoir, Dolgarrog, on the 20th February 1944 while on a navigation training flight from Cark in Cumbria

Crew of Anson LT433 were

Joseph William Francis Grant Sergeant Pilot Killed
Robert Birch Sergeant Navigator Injured
Thomas Renni Renton Warrant Officer Staff Wireless Operator Injured
Mervyn John Byrne Pilot Officer RAAF Wireless operator (u/t) Injured


Sources:

http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/wales/avro-anson-lt433-llyn-cowlyd/
http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.co.uk/2008/06/avro-anson-mki-lt433-coded-mi_06.html
http://www.rafmra.com/rafmraarticles/Original%20Log.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
04-Apr-2012 23:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative]
04-Apr-2012 23:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
11-Oct-2013 08:22 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]

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