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| Date: | Friday 30 July 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 217 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6312 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex |
Overshot & DBR when starboard wing hit tree during night solo landings. Pilot was performing a night training flight. After several touch & goes, he made a new approach at low altitude. Aircraft hit a tree with its starboard wing and crashed short of runway. Pilot injured, no fatalities.
Cause of accident attributed to poor judgement on part of the pilot.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, page 51)
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-tangmere-afb
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2008 10:29 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Mar-2012 17:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2012 11:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 15-Jul-2013 21:41 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2015 18:23 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 18-Nov-2015 07:02 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:16 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 05-Mar-2018 15:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2023 10:31 | Nepa | Updated |
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