ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144960
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| Date: | Thursday 20 July 1944 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 15 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | FP930 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arrowood, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Claresholm, AB |
Anson FP930 of 5 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Claresholm was on a low level training flight when it crashed and burned killing the 3 RAAF crew on board. Although the cause was obscure, it is known that the pilot was attempting a forced landing probably due to a left hand engine failure. The pilot made a turn into the failed engine causing the wing to stall, resulting in the crash.
The RAAF crew that perished in Anson FP930
F/Sgt Jack C. McKittrick 422869 (P)
LAC Alwyn R. Baker 439637 (PP)
LAC Leon H.B. Bennett 439559 (PP)
Sources:
Claresholm Local Press, 20 July 1944, p1
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0058/00000178.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12350/1311
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81038527/alwyn-royce-baker
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81039454/leon-herbert_bernard-bennett
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50037451/jack-curtis-mckittrick
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2012 13:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2012 01:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2012 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2017 20:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2023 06:41 | Cosmo | Updated [[Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]] |
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