Incident Avro Anson T Mk 21 VV914,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144497
 
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Date:Friday 22 June 1956
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Anson T Mk 21
Owner/operator:3 CAACU RAF
Registration: VV914
MSN: 1409
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles WNW of RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire
Destination airport:RAF Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Avro Anson T.21 VV914: Delivered 3/8/49. RAF Service career was with 15 RFS (Reserve Flying School) and 3 CAACU (Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit) coded "63"

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22/6/56: Loss of power just after liftoff from RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, caused the aircraft to stall and to crash, two miles west north west of the airfield. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.181 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 92)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.200
4. The Anson File (Ray Sturtivant, Air Britain 1988 p 148)
5. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
6. http://ciapoldiescorner.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/events-for-22nd-june.html
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652a-anson-t21-raf-pembrey
8. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1340724

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Mar-2012 03:27 Dr. John Smith Added
20-Oct-2015 18:27 Jixn Updated [Operator]
21-Jun-2020 22:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2020 10:31 MIG21 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Operator]

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