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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1941 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 20 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R3437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles E of Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth |
Avro Anson R3437 of 20 OTU (Operational Training Unit) Lossiemouth, was on a navigation training exercise with a crew of six. During the exercise the aircraft encountered a snow storm and crashed at Stonewall Farm, 3 miles east of Banff. Aberdeenshire. The aircraft was destroyed and the six crew were killed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Howard Stepney Thomas RAF 91200 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 31 October, 1939) [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Joseph Brissenden RCAF R/65055 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Bertram Arthur Headland RAFVR 755948 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Cecil Norman Weller RAFVR 924396 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Edward Hughes RAF 541349 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Harold King RAFVR 998504 [Killed]
Sources:
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R3437
https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1941.pdf
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/123209/
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2023 08:11 | Cosmo | Added |
| 13-May-2024 11:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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