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| Date: | Wednesday 17 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AOS RAF |
| Registration: | N9842 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off Millom, Cumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Millom, Cumbria |
Crashed on take-off, aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea off Millom. A fisherman came on the scene and rescued one of the occupants(P/O Crump) who sadly died later that day. while three other occupants were killed. According to some witnesses, the aircraft was on fire before it crashed. Crew:- Sgt(Pilot)WJ Peggie RCAF - Sgt(WoP/A/G)A Gibbons - P/O(A/Obs)WM Pepper RCAF - P/O(A/Obs)OCB Crump RCAF.
Sources:
http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d'accidents/1941/N9842.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?73-Mid-Air-Collision-7-SFTS-1941
RAFWEB + RAF Commands Forum + CWGC.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Mar-2012 09:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2012 16:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 18:09 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2016 20:39 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 06-Mar-2016 15:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2017 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jun-2024 12:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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