ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2065
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| Date: | Friday 18 June 1937 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8763 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yew Tree Farm, Leeds, 8 miles from Maidstone, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stalled during night flying practice & dived into ground into an apple orchard at Yew Tree Farm, Leeds, 8 miles from Maidstone, Kent. Pilot was performing a night training flight on behalf of 48 Squadron. While performing manoeuvres at low altitude, pilot lost control of the aircraft, which stalled and crashed in a field. Pilot - Sgt William Hinson (aged 26) - who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was killed. According to a contemporary report in "Flight" Magazine (July 1 1937 page 29 - see link #6):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Sgt. William Hinson Lost his life in an accident which occurred at Leeds Village, near Maidstone, on June 18, to an aircraft of No. 48 (General Reconnaissance) Squadron, Manston. Sgt. Hinson was the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-leeds-1-killed
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds,_Kent
5. https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/timeline/
6. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1937/1937%20-%201853.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2008 23:05 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Mar-2012 14:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2012 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 14:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Jul-2013 21:39 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 20-Oct-2015 18:21 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 05-Mar-2018 12:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2018 12:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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