ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246173
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 May 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Farnborough |
| Registration: | NL200 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Farnborough, Hampshire |
| Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson Mk.XII NL200, RAE Farnborough: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24-5-1950 in a taxiing accident at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. The aircraft collided with Avro York MW112 while taxiing at Boscombe Down due to brake failure. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant J L W Innes, was uninjured. The Anson was deemed beyond economic repair, and struck off charge.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.89 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.29
3. The Anson File (Ray Sturtivant, Air Britain, 1988 p.126)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2020 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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