Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Kingstone Ridge: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 17, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
K8708
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight out from RAF Thorney Island. While cruising in bad weather conditions, the crew failed to realize he was flying too low. The twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of a hill located in Kingstone Ridge, near Lewes. Both pilots were killed.
