ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144778
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 September 1943 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 (O) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | N5032 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cairngarroch Hill, Craigengallie, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wigton |
Avro Anson Mk.I N5032 of No.1 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit, RAF, crashed near Craigencallie on the 1st September 1943.
The crew were on a night navigation exercise from RAF Wigtown, they were returning to their base but overshot on a northerly heading and flew into high ground to the North of Newton Stewart at around 22:00. After it failed to return to Wigtown the aircraft was declared overdue. At 00:30 on the 2nd September the station's Medical Officer was informed and he assembled a search party.
They met with the local Police in Newton Stewart to begin searching at first light. The search teams located the crash site at 12:30, by that time Sgt Crosby had, despite head injuries and a broken bone in his right foot, been able to make his own way off the hill, arriving at Craigencallie.
Crew of N5032 were:
Ronald Hunter McArthur Sergeant Pilot Survived
Manning Sergeant Navigator Survived
Crosby Sergeant Wireless Operator Survived
Sidney Arthur Bussey Sergeant Wireless Operator / Air Gunner Killed
Jack Arthur Coombes Sergeant Wireless Operator / Air Gunner Killed
Sources:
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/scotland/avro-anson-n5032-craigencallie/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2012 15:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-May-2013 18:55 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2018 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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