Avro 652 Anson crash, Oct 28, 1937, Driffield AFB East Yo...
Avro 652 Anson accident on October 28, 1937 near Driffield AFB East Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot error, misjudging height...
- Date: October 28, 1937
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Driffield AFB East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error, misjudging height on approach
On a local training flight from RAF Driffield, the Anson struck tree tops on final approach, overturned and crashed upside down in a field short of the runway. The aircraft was destroyed.