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| Date: | Monday 12 December 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 220 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8759 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
| RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
Avro Anson Mk.1 K8789 "W" of 220 Sqaudron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 12/12/38 when undershot at night & hit trees on final approach to Bircham Newton. Aircraft hit trees and crashed in a wooded area. All four crew were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-raf-bircham-newton
3. http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/ABN00070
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2008 22:59 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Feb-2008 14:25 | JINX | Updated |
| 19-Mar-2012 06:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2012 11:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Jul-2013 21:56 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2015 06:56 | C.C.Catch | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 22-Mar-2018 01:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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