Crash of an Avro 652 Anson C.19 at RAF Mildenhall
Date & Time:
Nov 21, 1961
Registration:
VM372
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Mildenhall when an engine failed in flight. The airplane lost height, struck trees, a pole and the roof of a house before crashing in a field located one mile southwest of the airbase. Both crew members were rescued and the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.