ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2050
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 10 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | K8722 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ternhill, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ternhill, Shropshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine lost power on take-off, aircraft stalled, hit trees & DBR. One of the crew, Wilfred Roberts was quite badly injured on the 11th May 1938 while training at 10 FTS, Tern Hill. He was a pupil pilot (but on this occasion undergoing some Navigation training) on Anson K8722 when it crashed on take off at Ternhill.
He "received shock, severe contusions of chest, severe contusions of the lumbar spine and possible fracture of ribs or compression fracture spine not yet diagnosed". He recovered, and later returned to duty, but was killed 7 April 1940 whilst with 83 Squadron.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C31321
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?124-Heston-call-sign
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-raf-ternhill
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2008 14:50 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Mar-2012 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2013 04:19 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2016 20:19 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 12-Mar-2018 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 13-Jul-2023 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Departure airport, Source]] |
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