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| Date: | Sunday 23 March 1941 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Avro 652 Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6261 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile NE of Burtch auxiliary airfield, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Brantford, ON |
Anson 6261 (ex-RAF W1752), of No. 5 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Brantford ON, was on a familiarization exercise with a crew of two. During low level flight, the aircraft struck two fences and displaced the tail wheel when it hit a fence post. As a result, the elevator controls were jammed and the aircraft impacted trees. The flight instructor, F/O Macdonald J. Andrews, was killed. The pupil pilot survived with injuries. The aircraft was written off.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0076/00000156.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12346/626
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166773462/macdonald-joseph-andrews
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2023 07:16 | Cosmo | Added |
| 01-Jun-2024 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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