Date & Time:
Apr 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
EF823
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Llandwrog - Llandwrog
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
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
