ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24821
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| Date: | Friday 17 September 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 220 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6227 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Into sea near Penmaenbach, off Conway, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Penrhos, Caernavonshire |
| RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed whilst avoiding the headland of Penmaenbach. It had been one of 14 Avro Ansons taking part in bombing practice at RAF Penrhos, and was returning to their base at Bircham Newton in East Anglia, with the first leg to RAF Sealand. The formation flew into mist as it approached Penmaenmawr, and the leader gave the signal to climb.
Anson K6227 had been flying in the left of the formation, and had strayed towards the land in the mist. At a height of less than 100 feet, the pilot, Sergeant W.H.V. Rimer, pulled the Anson steeply upwards only to lose flying speed. It nose dived into the sea with the loss of the crew of 3:
Sgt William Henry Victor Rimer (aged 24) killed
AC1 Michael Kirwan (aged 23) killed
AC2 Kenneth Mark Butcher (aged 20) killed
Aircraft crashed at old ship cottages beach while avoiding Penmaenbach headland, at the intertidal point (=between the low tide and high tide points). A memorial plaque was placed near the crash site on 17/9/2017, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the crash (see link #6)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. E. Doylerush, No Landing Place: A Guide to Aircraft Crashes in Snowdonia (published 2002) p.90
3. http://historypoints.org/index.php?page=site-of-raf-plane-crash-penmaenbach
4. http://penmaenmawr.a-wing.co.uk/index.php?topic=695.0;wap2
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-penmaenmawr-3-killed
6. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/plaque-to-commemorate-tragic-death-of-norfolk-serviceman-kenneth-butcher-who-died-in-pre-war-plane-crash-1-5196851
7. http://www.walesher1974.org/herumd.php?group=CPAT&level=3&docid=301366163
8. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Mar-2012 17:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 11:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 15-Jul-2013 21:43 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 06:53 | C.C.Catch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 30-Jan-2017 19:31 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 04-Mar-2018 14:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2018 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 14-Apr-2018 20:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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