Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Emerson: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 22, 1942 at 0400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
6189
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rivers - Rivers
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total hours on type:
153.00
Circumstances:
The crew departed RCAF Rivers on a navigation exercise. While cruising at night, the twin engine airplane entered a vertical dive and crashed in an open field located 9,6 km northwest of Emerson, Manitoba. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ian Gordon Taylor, pilot,
Lac Harry Dutton, navigator,
Lac William Henry Symons, navigator,
Sgt Horatio Charles Hamilton Hosford, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Ian Gordon Taylor, pilot,
Lac Harry Dutton, navigator,
Lac William Henry Symons, navigator,
Sgt Horatio Charles Hamilton Hosford, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Obscure. The pilot possibly momentarily fell asleep, as on previous occasions, and was unable to recover control quickly due to poor visibility and lack of horizon.
Final Report:
