Avro 652 Anson crash, May 29, 1940, Deal Kent

Avro 652 Anson accident on May 29, 1940 near Deal Kent, United Kingdom with no fatalities.

A 48 Squadron Anson Mk I on a Shamrock patrol from RAF Detling was attacked by three Bf 109s off Ostend and damaged. After an engine failed it force landed in the Channel off Deal, and all four crew survived, one of them injured.

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