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| Date: | Monday 17 October 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson T Mk 21 |
| Owner/operator: | 229 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | WD415 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chivenor, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Athan, Glamorgan |
| RAF Chivenor, Devon [EGDC] |
Selected undercarriage up instead of flaps on landing at Chivenor, Devon: Written off when the undercarriage was retracted in error
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=15
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1960/archives/crash-of-an-avro-652-anson-in-saint-athan-afb/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 15:33 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Dec-2011 09:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2012 19:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2015 18:26 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Sep-2017 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Jun-2024 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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