Date & Time:
Feb 5, 1943 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
6650
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Airfield on a local solo post maintenance test flight. While flying north of the city, the airplane collided with a second RCAF Anson registered 6196 that was engaged in a photographic exercise with four people on board. Following the midair collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed 5 km south of Chambly. All five occupants in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Andrew D. Windsor, civil test pilot.
Crew:
Andrew D. Windsor, civil test pilot.
Final Report:
6650.pdf147.83 KB
