ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283593
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 May 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  AVRO Anson II |
| Owner/operator: | 5 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 7286 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Nottawasga Bay, nr Wasaga Beach, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Brantford, ON |
Anson 7286 of 5 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Brantford, was on an instrument training flight with an instructor pilot and two student pilots. The aircraft flew north with one of the students under the hood. The weather was overcast at 4000 ft. About 25 miles south of Georgian Bay, they encountered dense fog. The instructor pilot took over control as they continued to fly north between the overcast and the fog. The pilot then descended to 1100 ft and initiated a turn from which he lost altitude and crashed into the waters of Nottawasaga Bay, 1.5 miles from the Wasaga Beach shore, in 36 ft of water.
F/O K. Bundy, LAC G. McInnis and LAC G. Siborne had survived the crash and their cries for help were heard by Miss E. Minnie Eberhardt who called for help by telephone. Despite the thick fog, the flyers were rescued by the Eberhardt family from the foot of Main Street at Wasaga Beach, father Charles and son Ken in one boat and sons Russell and Ivan in a second boat. The rescue was completed in just over an hour.
Sources:
Stayner Sun May 25, 1944
Letter of thanks No.1 Trg Comd HQ, Toronto file no. 1038DD-7286, T.F. June 10 1944
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0056/00000038.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2022 06:31 | WB Archive Coord | Added |
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