ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345246
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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1942 |
| Time: | 19:55 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson III |
| Owner/operator: | 7 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6958 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ¼ mile SE of RCAF Macleod, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Macleod, AB |
| RCAF Macleod, AB |
Anson 6958, of No. 7 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Macleod, was on a pilot training exercise. The aircraft, crewed by an instructor and student pilot, was coming into land in good weather. During the approach, the pilot of Anson R9688 turned into the wind and let down onto Anson 6958. Both aircraft crashed to the ground locked together. The pilot in R9688 and the two crew in 6958 died in the crash.
The RCAF crew that perished in Anson 6958:
PO William C. Rannie J9197 (P)
LAC John E Todd R10739 (PP)
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0018/00000129.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12347/133
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14179646/william-geoffrey-rannie
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132700767/john-ewald-todd
The Calgary Herald, August 8, 1942, (p1)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2023 05:30 | Cosmo | Added |
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