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| Date: | Wednesday 10 August 1938 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A4-29 |
| MSN: | 1024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | hill Arthurs Seat near Dromana, Victoria -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton, VIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Anson A4-29: Took off for navigation training flight. 10/08/1938
Navigational exercise had been recalled due to worsening weather.
Anson A4-29 while flying in low cloud, slammed into a hill called Arthurs Seat near Dromana, Vic.
The front of the aircraft was completely demolished after ploughing through trees, but the tail and mid sections were reasonably left intact.
Killed were Sgt John Gillespie, P/O Robert Symonds, AC1 Kenneth McJKerrow and AC1 Robert Mawson.
The only survivor was the turret gunner, located in the rear section of the aircraft.
AC1 James Glover in the rear turret survived the crash.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
http://www.discovermorningtonpeninsula.com.au/fascinatingfacts/arthurs-seat-aircraft-crashes.php
http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/ozcrashes/vic156-01.jpg
Folha da Noite 10 August 1938, p16
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C208789
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 14:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2012 14:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 14-Apr-2012 14:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2015 15:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2015 15:18 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Oct-2017 13:52 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn] |
| 01-Jun-2024 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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