ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345420
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| Date: | Sunday 18 April 1943 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | 31 GRS (Canada) RAF |
| Registration: | R9599 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Gulf of St Lawrence 9 miles N of Cape Tryon PEI -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Charlottetown, PEI |
| RCAF Charlottetown, PEI |
Anson R9599, of No. 31 GRS (General Reconnaissance School), RCAF Charlottetown, was on a scheduled navigation exercise. The aircraft and crew were overdue and an oil slick was discovered in the Gulf of St Lawrence, 9 miles north of Cape Tryon. Although the cause was obscure, it was considered that they entered heavy low cloud and freezing rain, and in an attempt to get out of the cloud at low altitude, they crashed into the sea. The four crew members were never found.
The RAFVR crew that perished in Anson R9599:
Sgt Kenneth K. Bell (P)
P/O Clifford J. Hamment (1st Nav),
LAC Robert Wiles (2nd Nav),
P/O Joseph F.L. Wise (W/Op)
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0032/00000143.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12366/826
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R9599
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2023 06:33 | Cosmo | Added |
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