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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Mt Drum: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AX583
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Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
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Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While cruising by night at a height of some 2,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit the east slope of Mt Drum, in the Snowdonia. All five occupants were killed.
Crew (2nd AFU):
Sgt R. W. T. Smith,
P/O J. M. Polomark,
P/O G. Williams,
Sgt W. Jackson,
Sgt N. V. Robson.