ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348843
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| Date: | Sunday 27 July 1941 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 10 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R3306 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tilehurst Camp, Reading, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
Avro Anson R3306 of 10 OTU (Operational Training Unit) Abingdon, was on an Army Co-operation exercise with a crew of four. During the exercise the aircraft was low flying and hit wires over Norcot Rd. The aircraft then crashed into trees near the Tilehurst Army camp, near Reading, Berkshire. The aircraft was destroyed and the four crew were killed.
The crew that perished in the crash of Anson R3306:
RAF F/O Allan D. Frampton (P) 42210
RAF Sgt Robert E. Woolston (W/Op) 628397
RCAF F/O William H. Arnold (AO) J/4708
RCAF SGT Gordon E. Fleming (AO) R/54340
Sources:
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R3306
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/108010/
https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1941.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2023 08:03 | Cosmo | Added |
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