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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 1941 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Avro 652 Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6154 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles south of RCAF Brantford, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Brantford, Ontario |
| RCAF Brantford, ON |
Anson 6154 (ex-RAF W1577), of No. 5 SFTS (Service Flying Training School), RCAF Brantford, was on a scheduled training exercise. As student pilot LAC Alexander F. Switzer began his final approach to the runway, he collided at 400 feet with a second Anson, 6190. Both pilots were lining up for parallel 05 runways and did not see each other. The two aircraft crashed to the ground killing the two pilots.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0001/00000135.pdf
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12346/678
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130997724/alexander-frederick-switzer
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2023 10:19 | Cosmo | Added |
| 01-Jun-2024 10:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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