ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144968
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | 23:08 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 BGS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6276 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles NE of Wallacetown, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Fingal, ON |
| RCAF Fingal, ON |
Anson 6276 (ex-RAF W1726) of 4 BGS (Bombing & Gunnery School) RCAF Fingal, was practising circuits and landings with two staff pilots. Witnesses saw the release of a parachute flare followed by the aircraft rapidly losing altitude, crashing and burning. The AIB concluded loss of control was caused by the accidental firing of a signal cartridge inside the aircraft.
The RCAF pilots that perished in the crash of Anson 6276 (W1726):
Sgt Edwin D. Hawkins and Sgt Robert D. Sharp
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0059/00000200.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12334/229 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138478342/edwin-donald-hawkins
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137684892/robert-douglas-sharp
https://elgin.ogs.on.ca/ancestor-indexes/military-indexes/2434-2/rcaf-no-4-bombing-and-gunnery-school/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2012 15:26 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Dec-2012 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2017 20:34 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2023 06:41 | Cosmo | Updated [[Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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