ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27976
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 (O) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | MG111 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Craig Cwm, Silyn, near Pen-y-Yrds, Caernarvonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Penrhos |
Anson I MG111 'N', crashed into high ground in cloud at Craig Cwm, Silyn, near Pen-y-Yrds, Caernavonshire on 20 November 1943. All five crew were killed
Crew of Anson MG111:
Sgt Jozef Szczerbaty, pilot,
Flight Sgt James Davies, air gunner,
AC.2 Ronald Ross, air gunner,
AC.2 Philip Andrew Shields, air gunner,
AC.2 Herbert Henry Sutton, air gunner.
Sources:
1. http://rafmountainrescue.com/new_site/llandwrog_log/page_15/15.htm
2. http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.co.uk/2008/08/cwm-silyn-henley-and-ansons.html
3. http://wrecksiteuk.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/my-first-climb.html
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-near-penygroes-5-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jul-2010 21:27 | sissons.chester | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature] |
| 06-Apr-2012 17:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2018 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-May-2019 22:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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