Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Pant Glas
Date & Time:
Apr 29, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
EF823
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Llandwrog - Llandwrog
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising at night in poor weather conditions, the twin engine airplane impacted a slope of Mt Pencreigiau'r Llan located near Pant Glas, Wales. All five crew members were injured and the airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Barry C. Fleming, pilot,
Sgt Joe O'Hagan, wireless operator,
Sgt F. P. J. Bolger, observer,
Lac Wally Clare, navigator,
Lac Jim Davies, navigator.
Crew:
F/Sgt Barry C. Fleming, pilot,
Sgt Joe O'Hagan, wireless operator,
Sgt F. P. J. Bolger, observer,
Lac Wally Clare, navigator,
Lac Jim Davies, navigator.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by a navigation error on part of the crew who was following a wrong track. Controlled flight into terrain
