Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Cape Tryon: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 18, 1943 at 1135 LT
Operator:
Registration:
R9599
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Charlottetown - Charlottetown
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane failed to return to Charlottetown while on a navigation exercise on behalf of the n°31 General Reconnaissance School. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as poor. An oil leak was found 14 km north of Cape Tryon. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Kirby Bell, pilot,
P/O Clifford John Hamment, navigator,
P/O Joseph Francis Loftus Wise, navigator,
Lac Robert Wilkes, wireless operator.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Kirby Bell, pilot,
P/O Clifford John Hamment, navigator,
P/O Joseph Francis Loftus Wise, navigator,
Lac Robert Wilkes, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:
