ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24828
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 (O) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | LT238 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bala, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bishops Court |
While performing a training exercise and cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground. During the descent, the aircraft disintegrated in the air and eventually crashed in a prairie located in Bala. All four crew members were killed. There was no fire.
Crew:
F/Sgt (575706) Benjamin Curtis WINSER (pilot) RAF - buried Chester (Blacon) Cemetery.
P/O K.F. Usher RAFVR
P/O J.A. Taylor RAFVR
Sgt R.K. Baylor RAFVR
Sources:
Avro production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2014 12:03 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2015 09:22 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2015 14:25 | Wilbur | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2021 12:15 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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