ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144944
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 September 1941 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6059 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Benton, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Claresholm, AB |
| RCAF Claresholm, AB |
Anson 6059, (ex-RAF R3547) of No. 15 SFTS (Service Flying Training School) at Claresholm, Alberta, was on a scheduled cross country navigation training exercise from Claresholm to Manyberries, and return. On the return flight, the two crew became lost in a storm and flew south, far off course. They eventually ran out of fuel at dusk over hilly country. The pilot and navigator abandoned the aircraft by parachute and landed safely with only minor injuries. The aircraft crashed between Fort Benton and Highwood, Montana, 200 miles south-east of Claresholm. Coincidentally, the two crew, pilot LAC J.D. Warbritten and navigator LAC T.D. Kelley, were American volunteers in the RCAF.
Sources:
Great Falls Tribune, September 18, 1941, p1
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0002/00000184.pdf
http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Sep41.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2012 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Aug-2012 12:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2017 19:55 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2023 10:58 | Cosmo | Updated [[Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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