ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345193
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| Date: | Monday 12 January 1942 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | 31 GRS (Canada) RAF |
| Registration: | 6279 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southport 3 miles E of Charlottetown PEI -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Charlottetown, PEI |
| RCAF Charlottetown, PEI |
Anson 6279, (ex-RAF W1722) of No. 31 GRS (General Reconnaissance School), RCAF Charlottetown, was on a maintenance test for night flying. There were three occupants on board including a pilot, and two technicians. During the flight, the pilot engaged in unauthorized air fighting practice with Anson N5388. Both aircraft collided mid-air and crashed to the ground killing their respective crews.
The AIB singled out the pilot of N5388 for an error in judgement for permitting his aircraft to collide with 6279. The board also noted that had parachutes been available on 6279, some of the crew would likely have survived. Lastly, the AIB recommended that ex-fighter pilots not be posted as staff pilots to General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation Schools.
The RAFVR crew that perished in Anson 6279 (W1722):
F/O George D. Calderhead (Pilot)
LAC Ernest L.J. Beaumont (Fitter)
AC1 Joseph F. Agar (Fitter)
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0007/00000160.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12366/542
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14329397/george-douglas-calderhead
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14329384/ernest-lockey_john-beaumont
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14586656/joseph-fitzgerald-agar
The Charlottetown Guardian, Monday, January 12, 1942, p1 / 6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2023 05:54 | Cosmo | Added |
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