ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209866
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 October 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 652 Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 108 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N5177 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson N5177: Written off (destroyed) 31/10/1939 in mid air collision with Avro Anson Mk.I N5158 (also of 108 Sqaudron, RAF), at RAF Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire.
Both crew killed:
P/O (40366) James Doan CODY (Can.pilot) RAF killed
P/O (41670) Robert Ernest COX (Aus.pilot) RAF killed
The pilot of Avro Anson N5158:
F/O (33189) Dennis Richard Dale GREEN (pilot) RAF - was also killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2421428/cody,-james-doan/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2421429/cox,-robert-ernest/
5. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/your-views-on-this-headstone.31305/page-2#post-378357
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-weston-green-2-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2018 14:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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