ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145001
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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1943 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 32 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | 6974 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Qualicum Beach, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
Anson 6974 (ex-RAF AW789) of 32 OTU Patricia Bay was on a wireless training exercise. As the aircraft approached Qualicum Beach, witnesses saw the aircraft roll to the left until vertical, lost some altitude and then snapped back to level. They then saw parts falling from the aircraft. The aircraft went nose down, rolled, and crashed close to a row of cottages, one of which was damaged. There was no loss of life or injury on the ground. The four crew members died instantly.
The left wing was found about 300 yards from the wreckage. Although there was consideration that the wing may have hit a tree due to low flying prior to reaching Qualicum Beach, the C.I. believed the wing was overloaded during the vertical bank and that the failure may have originated in the lower boom of the front spar, a contributory cause of the failure being the gluing at this point. It was recommended that all pilots be warned not to impose unnecessary strain on Anson aircraft and that said aircraft should only be flown level.
The crew that perished in the crash of Anson 6974:
RAFVR F/Sgt Kenneth C. Huard (P) Killed
RAFVR P/O Jack H. Briggs (Nav) Killed
RAFVR P/O Gordon H. Gould (Nav) Killed
RCAF P/O John H. Schwab (WAG) Killed
Sources:
Victoria Daily Times, 5 June 1943, p1 / 7 June 1943 p2
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0037/00000024.pdf
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?820-32-Otu
https://bcam.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Huard-KC.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14941141/kenneth-charles-huard
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14932638/jack-hanson-briggs
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14941075/gordon-hugh-gould
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27697438/john-hubert-schwab
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2012 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:09 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Jul-2023 05:34 | Cosmo | Updated [[Operator]] |
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