ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344879
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| Date: | Monday 28 June 1943 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson II |
| Owner/operator: | 31 BGS (Canada) RAF |
| Registration: | 7207 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Ontario nr Waupoos Island -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Picton, ON |
Anson 7207 of 31 BGS (Bombing & Gunnery School) from RCAF Picton ON, was on an instrument training exercise when it crashed into Lake Ontario, near Waupoos Island. The aircraft was witnessed doing a stall turn and then a loop straight into the lake. Cause was determined to be unauthorized low flying.
The RAFVR crew that perished in the crash of Anson 7207:
RAFVR Sgt William C. Rodger 961122 (P) killed
RAFVR Sgt Raymond C.E. Brown 657688 (2nd P) killed
A rebuilt replica of 7207 resides in the National Air Force Museum of Canada (NAFMC), at Trenton, ON.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0037/00000099.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12335/1470
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=RCAF%207207
https://www.key.aero/article/anson-ii-goes-show
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190935789/raymond-cecil_evans-brown
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190936234/william-craig-rodger
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2023 05:40 | Cosmo | Added |
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