Date:	Saturday 11 December 1948
Time:	night
Type:	Avro Anson T Mk 21
Owner/operator:	1 ANS RAF
Registration:	VS583
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire (EGXW)

Narrative:
Avro Anson T.21 VS583, 1 ANS (Air Navigation School), RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11-12-48 in a landing accident at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire

During a night GCA (Ground Controlled Approach) to RAF Waddington the Anson ground looped, ran off the runway into soft ground and overturned when the undercarriage "dug in" to the soft ground. The undercarriage collapsed, and the aircraft was deemed FACE (Flying Accident Cat. E)

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.454
3. The Anson File (Ray Sturtivant, Air Britain, 1988)
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. 1 ANS RAF ORB for the period 1-4-1947 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1777: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101487
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs#1948
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VS
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Waddington#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
09-Apr-2023 14:33	Dr. John Smith	Added