Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Great Kimble: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 30, 1943 at 0250 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L7964
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranage - Cranage
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a night training sortie out from RAF Cranage, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons in an open field located in Great Kimble. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward A. Merry, pilot,
Sgt James R. Craven, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth R. Blaskey, pilot,
Sgt Albert C. Poulton, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Edward A. Merry, pilot,
Sgt James R. Craven, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth R. Blaskey, pilot,
Sgt Albert C. Poulton, wireless operator and air gunner.
