ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2029
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| Date: | Thursday 23 March 1944 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 31 ANS (Canada) RAF |
| Registration: | K6302 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Homewood, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Port Albert, ON |
First date: 17 June 1941 - Taken on strength at de Havilland Canada, Toronto
To Eastern Air Command on 21 July 1941, for use at No. 31 Operational Training Unit at Debert, NS. Category C crash at 13:30 at Debert aerodrome on 7 February 1942. To Canada Car & Foundry for overhaul, from 30 July to 7 October 1942. To CC&F again from 26 April to 11 August 1943 for repairs following a Category B crash. To No. 1 Training Command when completed.
To No. 6 Repair Depot at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 30 March 1944 for write off, following a Category A crash: Flew into trees in icing conditions on night navex at Homewood, Ontario 23/3/1944. The pilot became lost after ignoring guidance from the navigator and overread the altimeter following a considerable pressure drop. The 5 RAFVR crew members survived with minor injuries.
Last date: 19 April 1944 - Deemed to have been damaged beyond repair, and struck off charge, reduced to spares and produce
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0052/00000214.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20071107122228/http://www.ody.ca/%7Ebwalker/RCAF_K8745_detailed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2008 08:27 | JINX | Added |
| 20-Mar-2008 00:05 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Apr-2012 13:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2016 18:55 | JIXN | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2023 06:42 | Cosmo | Updated [[Operator, Narrative]] |
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