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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson C Mk 19 |
| Owner/operator: | 22 Gp CF RAF |
| Registration: | VM359 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1½ miles from RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
The pilot attempted to divert to Cranfield, Bedfordshire after the No 2 engine cut due to an empty starboard fuel tank. No 1 engine also cut and the pilot force-landed into a potato field 1½ miles short of the airfield
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20070812000021/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/archives/accident_1958.htm
https://www.francisfrith.com/market-drayton/national-service-at-raf-buntingsdale-hall_113391
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2012 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 16-Jan-2016 20:30 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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