ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347215
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 March 1941 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6273 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles SE of Lakeburn Airport, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Moncton NB |
Anson 6273, (ex-RAF R9742) of No. 8 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Moncton NB, was on a scheduled formation flying exercise with a crew of two. It was in formation with two other Ansons when the leader called for a formation change to line abreast. Unknown to the formation leader and the pilots in 6273, another Anson, 6357, had joined the formation without advising the leader. As the pilot of 6273 moved to line abreast, he collided with 6357. Both aircraft crashed to the ground. The pilot of 6273, LAC Eric Williams was killed. The student pilot in 6273 was able to successfully bail out and survived uninjured. The pilot of 6375 was also killed in the crash.
Note: The a/c serial numbers used in this report are different than the crash card as the investigators used the RAF serials whereas the RCAF had assigned new serials by this time. It is possible that the a/c still carried their RAF serials.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0076/00000134.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12347/809
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127325329/eric-henry-williams
Ottawa Citizen, March 13, 1941, p1/p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2023 06:34 | Cosmo | Added |
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