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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1943 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Avro 652 Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 34 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 8262 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rose Lynn, 100 miles north-north-east of RCAF Medicine Hal, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Medicine Hat, Alberta |
| RCAF Medicine Hat |
Anson 8262 from No. 34 Service Flying Training School at RCAF Medicine Hat, Alberta when it crashed on 23/05/1943. Aircraft had made a precautionary landing due to fumes in the cockpit, then taken off at 15:10 hrs and was low flying over the town of Rose Lynn, Alberta (about 100 miles north-north-east of Medicine Hat) when it struck a building, damaging elevators. Destroyed by post impact fire, 5 fatalities.
Crew:
LAC Colin Thomas COOPER (1395603) pilot u/t RAFVR killed
LAC Denis Gerard DEGRYSE (971055) pilot u/t RAFVR killed
P/O Andrew William Joseph GRELLIS (133629) pilot RAFVR killed
LAC Andrew Thomas KIDD (1063095) pass RAFVR killed
LAC Peter David Sim MOODIE (1578070) pilot u/t RAFVR killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000123/acgrp/8203_8353/#8262
Ottawa Citizen 25 March 1943, p9
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2018 15:57 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jun-2024 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2024 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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