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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Northwich: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K8791
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranage - Cranage
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, control was lost following an engine failure. The aircraft went into a spin and during the descent, one of the wing failed. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed, killing all five crewmen.
Crew:
Sgt Lambert G. Williams, pilot,
Sgt William P. Morrison, wireless operator,
AC2 Patrick Clarke,
ATC Albert E. Dawson,
AC2 Edward E. Suckling.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.