ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195604
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| Date: | Saturday 14 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force (SAAF) |
| Registration: | 1195 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cape Town -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 66 Air School |
Collided with Anson 1196 over Lansdowne suburb of Cape Town while in a formation. All seven occupants of both aircraft were killed. According to press rports, one crashed onto a shop and burst into flames. Other crashed into a wall of a school building. Two on the ground killed and eleven injured.
Sources:
The West Australians 17 March 1942, p5
South African Grave Yards
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2017 15:15 | TB | Added |
| 22-Dec-2023 21:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2023 21:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2023 16:41 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2023 20:02 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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