Avro 652 Anson crash, Jan 28, 1941 (5 killed), Glenbrook...
Avro 652 Anson accident on January 28, 1941 near Glenbrook New South Wales, Australia with 5 fatalities. Cause: A later investigation found that the...
- Date: January 28, 1941
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Glenbrook New South Wales, Australia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A later investigation found that the port wing failed structurally, either from earlier damage or from overspeeding in flight.
A Royal Australian Air Force Avro Anson on a medical flight from Parkes to Sydney was flying low over Glenbrook, New South Wales, when it went out of control and crashed in the town. Nobody on the ground was hurt, and all five people aboard were killed.