ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144916
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| Date: | Thursday 29 January 1942 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 33 ANS (Canada) RAF |
| Registration: | K6251 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Hope, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Mount Hope, Ontario |
First date: 17 June 1941 - Taken on strength
Assembled in Canada by de Havilland Canada. To No. 1 Training Command on 21 July 1941, for use at No. 33 Air Navigation School at Mount Hope, Ontario. Category C accident at 09:30 on 29 January 1942 at Mount Hope. While taxiing, a brake relay valve failed on K6251 causing it to swing around and strike Anson K8752. To Fleet Aircraft at Crumlin, Ontario on 20 February 1942 for repairs, when it had 1390:45 airframe time. Was to be free issued to No. 62 Air Cadet Squadron at Westdale Collegiate Institute, Hamilton, Ontario after this overhaul, but this was apparently cancelled. Aircraft deemed to have been damaged beyond economic repair, and request to scrap received from Fleet on 6 June 1942.
Last date: 16 September 1942 - Struck off at Fleet, reduced to spares and produce.
The second Anson, K8752, was repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0007/00000182.pdf
https://caspir.warplane.com/historycards_pdf/Anson-K6251-RCAF-HC0370.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2012 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jun-2012 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2023 12:52 | Cosmo | Updated [[Operator]] |
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