Incident Avro Anson Mk XI PH694,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160067
 
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Date:Friday 25 January 1946
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Anson Mk XI
Owner/operator:Metropolitan CS RAF
Registration: PH694
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex
Destination airport:RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent
Narrative:
Avro Anson Mk. XI PH694, MCS (Metropolitan Communications Squadron), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25 January 1946: Landed in crosswind, swung & undercarriage collapsed at RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent. No fatalities or casualties reported among the seven persons on board.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. The Anson File (Ray Sturtivant, Air Britain, 1988)
3. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.27. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
4. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.47
5. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.94: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manston#Second_World_War

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Sep-2013 21:13 JINX Added
16-Jan-2016 19:33 JIXN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
18-Oct-2019 15:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Oct-2019 22:21 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
03-Nov-2019 21:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source]
03-Nov-2019 21:23 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
06-Dec-2019 15:35 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
03-Jun-2021 19:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
23-Jul-2023 15:58 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Source]]
27-Jul-2023 08:59 Nepa Updated [[[Source]]]

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