Accident Avro Anson 1 6261,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347299
 
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Date:Sunday 23 March 1941
Time:11:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Anson 1
Owner/operator:5 SFTS RCAF
Registration: 6261
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile NE of Burtch auxiliary airfield, ON -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RCAF Brantford, ON
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Anson 6261 (ex-RAF W1752), of No. 5 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Brantford ON, was on a familiarization exercise with a crew of two. During low level flight, the aircraft struck two fences and displaced the tail wheel when it hit a fence post. As a result, the elevator controls were jammed and the aircraft impacted trees. The flight instructor, F/O Macdonald J. Andrews, was killed. The pupil pilot survived with injuries. The aircraft was written off.

Sources:

https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0076/00000156.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12346/626
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166773462/macdonald-joseph-andrews

Revision history:

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27-Oct-2023 07:16 Cosmo Added

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