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| Date: | Thursday 28 October 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 75 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K6322 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Driffield, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Driffield, North Yorkshire |
Avro Anson Mk.I K6322 "S" of 75 Squadron, RAF: Written off 28/10/37 when undershot landing & Damaged Beyond Repair after hitting trees. Crew was performing training flight. On final approach, pilot did not realise he was flying too low. Aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area short of runway. Both crew were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause of accident: poor judgement on part of the pilot.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-raf-driffield
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._75_Squadron_RAF#1937,_reforms_as_bomber_squadron
Images:
Driffield 1937, One of a collection of photos inherited from my uncle Jack Beaumont who was a keen photographer stationed at Driffield and training as a bomb aimer on Ansons, I lent this photo and others to the RAF museum at Hendon to see if they where of any interest.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2008 11:02 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Mar-2012 17:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2012 12:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Sep-2012 11:16 | Paul Murray Vincent | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Sep-2012 12:15 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 08:46 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2015 18:25 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2016 12:07 | Chris P | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 08-Mar-2018 18:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:59 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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