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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 21 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N5259 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kingham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Moreton-in-Marsh |
21st May 1942, Anson Mk.I of 21 OTU, N5259, hit HT power lines near Kingham, killing two and injuring three.
Pilot : F/S Edmund Verner Shaw RAFVR 748518 [Killed]
Obs : Sgt Ernest Brocklebank RAF 656934 [Killed]
Crew : Sgt F Dodd RAF [Injured]
Crew : F/S Townsend RAF [Injured]
Crew : Sgt W G Watkins RAAF [Injured]
(the previously noted Sgt Thomas Alfred Worley (Aus/407659) was killed on this day, but the aircraft was Wellington R1142 of 21 OTU, Edgehill.)
Sources:
http://www.wellingtonaviation.org/history/docs/42.htm
http://www.griffon.clara.net/19/19otu_ansons.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20120324045946/http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-grave-photographs/11149-raaf-burials-europe-3.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2012 07:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 19-Apr-2022 19:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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