Accident Avro 652A Anson I VR-SDL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28716
 
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Date:Saturday 11 April 1953
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 652A Anson I
Owner/operator:Nanyang Airways
Registration: VR-SDL
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Birch Road, Kuala Lumpur -   Malaysia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Kallang Airport, Singapore
Destination airport:Kuala Lumpur
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into tree on landing on early morning news paper flight. Cap Allen J. Wu and mechanic Mr Lee Wan Chee.

Sources:

Sunday Standard 12 April 1953, p1
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BMO.html
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitsbudget19530416-1.2.88

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Apr-2012 15:03 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Feb-2019 19:21 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Aug-2023 12:30 Cobar Updated [[Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]
31-Oct-2023 22:17 Ron Averes Updated [[[Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]]

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