ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145050
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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 6 SFTS RAAF |
| Registration: | A4-31 |
| MSN: | 1026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mallala, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mallala, South Australia |
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 K8810. To RAAF at 2 Aircraft Depot 13.10.37. To 4 Squadron 30.8.38. Renumbered 6 Squadron 1.1.39. Forced Landing with engine trouble Richmond NSW 14.2.39. According to the AAIC official accident reports: "On 28 April 1939, Anson A4-32 crashed at Riverstone (sic), NSW after both engines failed in flight, probably through mismanagement of the fuel system."
Struck by A4-19 in formation flying at Richmond, NSW 28.11.39. To GRS 29.3.40. Forced landing at Nhill Victoria due to engine failure 7.5.40. To 1 AD 2.8.41 for repairs. To 6 SFTS 19.9.41.
Collided with Anson A4-6 after take off from Mallala, South Australia 13.2.42. LAC Keith Allan Mustow (student pilot) and LAC Keith Grant Hayter (student pilot) killed in this aircraft, plus two others in A4-6 (which see).
Airframe struck off charge and approved to scrapped 12.3.42.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Feb42.html
https://www.ozatwar.com//crashnsw.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2012 15:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Apr-2012 15:07 | 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] |
| 27-May-2023 11:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn]] |
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