ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25223
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| Date: | Thursday 18 March 1943 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 AOS RAF |
| Registration: | DJ453 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cross Fell, North of Appleby, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Freugh, Dumfriesshire |
Avro Anson Mk.I DJ453 of 4 Air Observers School, crashed on Cross Fell, the highest hill in the Pennines, after becoming iced up in cloud on the 18th March 1943 while on a navigation exercise from West Freugh. The pilot attempted to descend to try and clear the icing conditions but as he did so the aircraft flew into the ground.
All 5 crew survived the crash: however, only the pilot - Sgt V.H.Hill - was named in the records, as he was the most severely wounded/injured. Wreckage broken up at the site of the crash by a team from 83 MU, RAF.
However, due to the remoteness of the crash location, small pieces could still be found at the site in April 2009
Sources:
1. http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/pennines/avro-anson-dj453-cross-fell/
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/dj453.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7922-430218-Unaccounted-airmen-18-2-1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Feb-2012 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Nature] |
| 06-Feb-2012 10:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2013 08:15 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2017 15:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Location, Source] |
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