ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145027
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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 6 SFTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A4-6 |
| MSN: | 972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mallala, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 K6217. To RAAF at 1 Aircraft Depot 5.1.37 and re-serialled A4-6. To 22 Squadron 14.4.37. Touched wingtips in formation 6.4.38. Landed undercarriage up Richmond NSW 27.12.38. To 1 Squadron 29.8.39. ATS 1 SFTS 29.3.40. GRS. ITS 1SFTS 27.6.40. Undercarriage collapse on landing Cressy Victoria 22.1.41. 1 AD 27.5.41. 6 SFTS 19.9.41.
Collided in flight with another Anson (A4-31) at Mallala South Australia 13.2.42. LAC Stanley Livingstone McFarlane (student pilot) and LAC Charles Tilley Collett Shopee (student pilot) killed in this aircraft, plus two thers in A4-31. Airframe approved to be struck off charge and scrapped 12.3.42.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Feb42.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2012 01:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Apr-2012 14:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:00 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2017 13:57 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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