ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25210
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| Date: | Thursday 23 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (O) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | N9718 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, 1/2 mile off Millom Coastguard Station, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Millom, Cumberland |
| RAF Millom, |
Anson of 2 AFU serial N9718 crashed into sea half-a-mile off Millom Coastguard Station, Cumberland, killing all five crew. Crew named as
Sgt(Pilot)D.S.W. Deane 605479
P/O(A/B)L.S. Gibson, RCAF J/27481
Sgt(W/Op)D. Clayton, 1288501
Sgt (W/Op u/t)W. Dowling, 1562767.
Sgt (Navigator u/t)W.B. Bain
Sgt. David S.W. Deane was from Barbados. He enlisted in Trinidad and qualified as a Pilot. On arrival in the UK he was attached to an OTU Special Observers Training School. On an evening training Mission on coming to land. the runway had changed and the Pilot was unable to gain sufficient hight and consequently crashed in the nearby sea. ALL occupants died in the Crash. David is buried in Blacon Military Cemetery
Sources:
http://www.ww2chat.com/west-indies/2436-barbadians-raf.html
http://www.caribbeanaircrew-ww2.com/?cat=4&paged=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2012 18:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2015 10:17 | roundhead | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2018 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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