Incident Avro 652A Anson Mk I VP-KDI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25870
 
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Date:Wednesday 26 January 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ANSN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 652A Anson Mk I
Owner/operator:African Air Cars
Registration: VP-KDI
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Tanga, Tanganikya -   Tanzania
Phase: Landing
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Tanga, Tanganikya (now Tanzania)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
VP-KDI Avro Anson I ex RAF MG245 (UK CofA 8957 issued 10.10.47) Registered 31.10.47 to African Air Cars Ltd. Badly damaged on landing Tanga Aerodrome, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) 26.1.49; not known if ever repaired. Possibly not repaired, as registration VP-KDI cancelled as "Withdrawn from use" 31.1.51.

Sources:

http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vp-kaa.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20151124050008/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/Pays/K/Kenya.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
16-Mar-2012 07:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
17-Mar-2012 16:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
09-Apr-2022 09:56 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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