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| Date: | Wednesday 13 March 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 AONS RAF |
| Registration: | N5385 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Squires Gate, Lancashire |
| RAF Bispham, Lancashire |
While on a survey flight, crew encountered problem and elected to make an emergency landing on a beach in Blackpool. Aircraft was damaged beyond repair but both crew were uninjured. The aircraft landed on the beach and was later swamped by the tide
Sources:
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d'accidents/1940/N5385.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20140228162639/
http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/archives/1940-JAN-JUN.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2008 08:53 | Anon. | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 07:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 18-Mar-2012 08:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 18:48 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jul-2015 18:47 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 01-Dec-2017 10:42 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Jun-2024 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Operator, ] |
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