Avro 652 Anson crash, May 28, 1939, Aberdeen-Dyce Aberdee...
Avro 652 Anson accident on May 28, 1939 near Aberdeen-Dyce Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the braking system on...
- Date: May 28, 1939
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Aberdeen-Dyce Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the braking system on landing.
On a training flight the Anson could not stop within the remaining runway at Aberdeen Dyce and overran. It lost its undercarriage and came to rest, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.