ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27179
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 ANS RAAF |
| Registration: | A4-5 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glenbrook, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Parkes |
| RAAF Mascot, Sydney, NSW |
Ex RAF Anson Mk.I K6216. TOC by RAAF as A4-5 at No.1 Aircraft Depot (ARS) 5.1.37. To 4 Squadron 8.7.37. Renumbered 6 Squadron 1.1.39. Struck post taxiing 31.8.39. 1 FTS for GRS (General Repairs & Servicing) 30.4.40. To 1 AOS 23.6.40. Undercarriage collapse taxiing at Cootamundra, NSW, 27.6.40. To 1 ANS 15.11.40.
Crashed at Glenbrook, NSW on a medical flight from Parkes to Mascot 28.1.41. Glenbrook is located in the Blue Mountains area near Penrith. The plaque placed near the accident site reads "On 28 Jan 41 an Avro Anson aircraft, No A4-5 of No1 Air Navigation School, RAAF Parkes, crashed in this area whilst en route from Parkes to Mascot on a Medical Evacuation flight. All five airmen were killed."
Crew were; P/O J.I. Newman (Pilot), F/O Henry Theodore Skillman 625 (Nav), AC C.R. Tysoc (Wireless Op), S/L James Manning Rainbow (Medical Officer), P/O Bailey Middlebrook Sawyer 1704 (patient).
Airfrfame approved to be written off as scrap 26.2.41
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA267086
http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Jan41.html
https://www.ozatwar.com//ozcrashes/nsw108.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2012 00:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2012 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2022 09:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation