ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273641
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| Date: | Friday 29 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 652 Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) |
| Registration: | DG916 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Rhine -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Le Bourget airfield (F) |
| Pilsen Bory airfield (CS) |
Anson DG916: Took off for Ferry flight from Le Bourget to Pilsen. 29/06/1945
Crashed into the River Rhine en-route due to bad weather.
Crew:
Second Officer Harry RACE (Flight engineer) ATA - killed.
First Officer Ernest Arthur David KEMPSTER (Pilot) ATA - killed. His body was never found.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1.AIR81/9911
2.ATA causes
3.CWGC
ww.raf-lichfield.co.uk/ATA%20Casualties.htm
https://www.ata-ferry-pilots.org/index.php/category-blog-1940/939-kempster-ernest-arthur-david?hig
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2022 21:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 22:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 22:13 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 22:13 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2022 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2023 20:40 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2023 20:51 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
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