Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Ungarie: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 11, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AW677
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cootamundra - Cootamundra
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission when he encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and turbulences. The twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed some 14 miles northwest of Ungarie. SAR were initiated but no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found. Locals found the wreckage in June 2008.
Crew (1st AOS):
P/O Robert Wesley-Smith,
LAC Henry Fisher,
LAC Arthur Kendall,
LAC John Spencer,
AC1 Roy Farnsworth.
Crew (1st AOS):
P/O Robert Wesley-Smith,
LAC Henry Fisher,
LAC Arthur Kendall,
LAC John Spencer,
AC1 Roy Farnsworth.
