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Cumbria

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I on Mt Cross Fell

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1943 at 0945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
DJ453
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kinloss – Kirkbride
Location:
Mt Cross Fell
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to RAF Kirkbride and while flying over the Pennines mountain range, east of Penrith, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with icing. He decided to modify his route, passing via the Alston valley. Shortly later, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Cross Fell, slid for several yards and came to rest. All five crew members were injured.
Crew (4th AOS):
Sgt Victor Henry Hill 4.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on Mt Cross Fell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1936
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Lawrence Aircraft Hire
Registration:
G-AARE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
West Malling - Kingsdown
MSN:
1176
YOM:
1930
Location:
Mt Cross Fell
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Archibald J. Moffat was travelling from West Malling to Kingsdown, in the region of Carlisle. En route, he encountered low visibility due to poor weather conditions when the single engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Cross Fell, the highest mountain of the Pennines with 893 metres. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
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