ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144967
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 1944 |
| Time: | 14:55 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 BGS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6711 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles NE of Southwold, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Fingal, ON |
Anson 6711 (ex-RAF W2417) of 4 BGS (Bombing and Gunnery School) at RCAF Fingal, was on a non-operational high level bombing training exercise with a crew of four. The crew had dropped 9 of 12 bombs and then flew away from the bombing range. A witness saw the aircraft crash in flames after contacting tree tops. All four crew died in the crash. Cause was inconclusive but unauthorized low flying was suspected.
The crew that perished in the crash of Anson 6711.
RCAF P/O Keith M. Joyce (P)
RCAF P/O Ivan H. Rees (AB) American volunteer
RCAF LAC Donald F. McLay (AB)
RAAF LAC Sidney C. Turner (AB)
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0059/00000155.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12334/225
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104756791/keith-mayhew-joyce
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122074210/henry-ivan-rees
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31255883/donald-francis-mclay
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104927329/sidney-cleveland-turner
https://elgin.ogs.on.ca/ancestor-indexes/military-indexes/2434-2/rcaf-no-4-bombing-and-gunnery-school/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2012 15:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Dec-2012 11:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2017 20:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2023 06:41 | Cosmo | Updated [[Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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