Date & Time:
Jun 9, 1942 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
6069
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rivers - Rivers
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total hours on type:
54
Circumstances:
The crew departed Rivers AFB on a training flight. During the exercise, weather conditions deteriorated with an unpredicted storm. In such conditions, the crew decided to return to base but it is assumed that the pilot, in heavy rain and lightning activities, attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a prairie located 12 km south of Newdale. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Weatherley Willoughby, pilot,
Sgt John Thomas Carter, navigator,
Sgt Adam John Mazur, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Charles Wilfred Gauthier dit Larouche, wireless operator.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Weatherley Willoughby, pilot,
Sgt John Thomas Carter, navigator,
Sgt Adam John Mazur, navigator,
Sgt Joseph Charles Wilfred Gauthier dit Larouche, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
According to the evidence, the weather which developed was unpredictable. Following to the findings, the court, having regard to all evidences, is of the opinion that no person should be held to blame for the accident.
Final Report:
6069.pdf169.37 KB
