ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347332
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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 1941 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6375 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Moncton NB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Moncton NB |
| RCAF Moncton NB |
Anson 6375, (ex-RAF W1899) of No. 8 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Moncton NB, was on a solo daytime training flight. The pilot was carrying out a landing approach when his aircraft was struck in the tail by Anson 6379. Both aircraft crashed to the ground. The pilot of 6375, LAC Elmer J. Stanley, was killed. The student pilot in 6379 was also killed in the crash.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0001/00000105.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12347/842
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119004023/elmer-james-stanley
Charlottetown Guardian, August 8, 1941, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2023 06:42 | Cosmo | Added |
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