Avro 652 Anson crash, Oct 16, 1940 (5 killed), Hartforth...
Avro 652 Anson accident on October 16, 1940 near Hartforth North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft may have clipped a...
- Date: October 16, 1940
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Hartforth North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft may have clipped a tree on Hartforth Hill before it dived into the ground in poor visibility.
Anson L7924 of 14 OTU crashed near Hartforth, Richmond, on 16 October 1940 while returning from a navigation exercise to Cottesmore. All five airmen aboard were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.