ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21639
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| Date: | Friday 19 February 1943 |
| Time: | 09:07 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 62 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L7908 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles NE of RAF Usworth, Co. Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Usworth |
Anson I L7908 Collided head on at 5,000 feet with another of the units Anson I's (DJ686) at 09:07 hours. Both machines crashed 3 miles NE of the airfield Killing the four on board L7908 and one or more in DJ686. The pilot of the former and two RAF Sgts are buried in Castletown on the NW outskirts of Sunderland.
The eight aircrew are were named as
Sgt Alistair Cameron Dunlop** (in L7908)
Sgt Donald Kenneth Upperton "
Sgt Frank Wickenden "
LAC John Ramsden Smith "
Sgt Charles Davidson** (in DJ686)
Sgt Ian Duncan McDonald "
LAC Aurthur Joseph Kelly "
LAC George Miller Johnston "
However, except for the two pilots (marked**) it is not known which aircrew were in which aircraft.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?10929-Sgt.-A.C.-DUNLOP-(NZ411607)-62-OTU-(19-February-1943)
http://web.archive.org/web/20121019024817/http://baaa-acro.com/Pays/R/Royaume%20Uni-1943.htm
RAF Web & RAF Commands Forum
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2008 18:41 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 10:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 01:06 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location] |
| 21-Aug-2013 21:36 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2016 19:13 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2020 17:29 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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