Date:	Thursday 15 January 1953
Time:	day
Type:	Avro Anson T Mk 21
Owner/operator:	6 ANS RAF
Registration:	WB455
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire
Destination airport:	RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Avro Anson T.Mk.21 WB455/"X" 2 ANS (Air Navigation School) RAF: Delivered 6/4/1950. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15/1/1953. The VHF Radio set had failed (burnt out), and the other navgiation aid (the GEE Set) had also failed, leaving the crew incapable of contacting ATC (Air Traffic Control), so that they did know their position.

The cloud base was not known, and the pilot continued to fly above the clouds, searching for a break in the clouds, through which to descend. Eventually, a break in the clouds was seen, and the pilot began a descent. The aircraft finally made a forced landing (possibly due to low fuel state) at what turned out to be a field near RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire.

The aircraft's undercarriage collapsed on landing in the field near Syerston and the aircraft was badly damaged. Not repaired, Struck off Charge as Cat.5(c) on 7/4/1953 and authorised to be broken up for spares and scrap

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.140 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.330
4. 6 ANS ORB (Operational Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/3/1952 to 31/12/1953: National Archives (PRO Kew) AIR 29/2300/4 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7163213
5. The Anson File (Ray Sturtivant, Air Brtiain, 1988 p.150
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-t21-near-raf-syerston
8. CWGC

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Jun-2008 01:42	JINX	Added
17-Apr-2012 14:18	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jan-2016 20:32	JIXN	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
09-Apr-2021 00:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Apr-2021 00:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Departure airport]
09-Apr-2021 00:43	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
09-Apr-2021 10:07	sicak	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]
10-Apr-2021 22:05	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
11-Apr-2021 11:08	sicak	Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Operator]