ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206376
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1944 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1 AOS RCAF |
| Registration: | W1729 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi N of Markham, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Malton, ON |
Anson W1729 of 1 AOS (Air Observation School), RCAF Malton, ON, was on a practise flight with two sergeant pilots. Two boys witnessed the aircraft doing a loop and then disappearing before a loud explosion at Mount Joy, approximately two miles north of Markham city limits in 1944. The crash card only indicates structural failure and that further investigation is required. Both pilots died in the crash.
Sgt Malcolm McHardy (P) Killed
Sgt William I. Bruce (2nd P) Killed
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 8 August 1944, p1
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0059/00000184.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12329/68
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135121815/william-irvin-bruce
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50037419/malcolm-mchardy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2018 18:33 | TB | Added |
| 09-May-2023 13:25 | Cosmo | Updated |
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