ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2056
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| Date: | Thursday 19 March 1942 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 31 ANS (Canada) RAF |
| Registration: | K8743 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RCAF Port Albert, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Port Albert |
| RCAF Port Albert |
First date: 23 May 1941 - Taken on strength at De Havilland Canada, Toronto, ON
To Eastern Air Command on 16 June 1941 for use at No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. To No. 1 Training Command on 16 July 1941 for use at No. 31 Air Navigation School at RCAF Port Albert, Ontario.
Anson K8743 suffered a Category B crash at 22:40 on 19 March 1942, at Port Albert. The aircraft and its RAFVR crew of four had been on a night navigation exercise. Upon landing at Port Albert, the pilot carried out a flapless landing and overshot the runway. The aircraft ran into soft ground causing the left-hand undercarriage to collapse. There were no injuries.
To de Havilland Canada from 31 March 1942 to 22 June 1942, for repairs. Had 1037:25 airframe time when it arrived there.
To No. 3 TC when completed, for use at No. 9 Air Observers School at St. Jean, Port Quebec. To Canada Car & Foundry at Amhearst, Nova Scotia from 9 February to 1 June 1944 for reconditioning. To stored reserve with No. 1 Training Command when completed. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945, still in storage. Pending disposal from 27 April 1945, with No. 6 Repair Depot. Had 2163:20 total time, 9:50 since overhaul when struck off.
Last date: 27 April 1945 - Struck off, to War Assets Corporation for sale
Sources:
Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0009/00000226.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12327/1469
http://web.archive.org/web/20071107122228/http://www.ody.ca/%7Ebwalker/RCAF_K8745_detailed.html
http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/Accidents/Mar42.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2008 22:19 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Mar-2008 02:36 | JINX | Updated |
| 27-Jan-2012 13:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2012 10:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2012 15:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 18-Jul-2013 22:08 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2016 18:58 | JIXN | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2023 14:54 | Cosmo | Updated [[Operator]] |
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