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Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Wallacetown: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
6276
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fingal - Fingal
Location:
Wallacetown
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
During flight, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field in Wallacetown. Two crewmen were killed while two others were injured. Both crew killed were respectively Sgt E. D. Hawkins and Sgt R. D. Sharp.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Wallacetown: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1942 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
6767
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hamilton - Hamilton
Location:
Wallacetown
Ontario
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
249
Captain / Total hours on type:
147.00
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a training exercise out from Hamilton with a crew of five on board. While flying in clouds, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive. Portions of the starboard wing were seen to break off an the airplane crashed in an inverted position in a field in Wallacetown. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Alfred Doughty, pilot,
F/Lt John Osman David Kellow, navigator,
Cpl Colin James Campbell, observer,
Lac Herbert Preston, observer,
Lac James Watson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
The pilot, while flying in clouds, allowed the aircraft to assume a steep dive position, during attempted recovery, and due to the high speed of the dive, the upper and the lower starboard wing surfaces pulled off causing the aircraft to crash. Structural failure.
Final Report:
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