Avro 652 Anson crash, Apr 13, 1941 (6 killed), Ben More A...
Avro 652 Anson accident on April 13, 1941 near Ben More Assynt Sutherland, United Kingdom with 6 fatalities. Cause: Icing and loss of the port engine,...
- Date: April 13, 1941
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Ben More Assynt Sutherland, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Icing and loss of the port engine, combined with white out conditions, led the aircraft into high ground.
An Avro Anson of 19 OTU RAF on a navigation exercise from RAF Kinloss struck high ground near Ben More Assynt, Sutherland, on 13 April 1941 after reporting icing and loss of the port engine. All six crew were killed, and the wreck was found in May 1941.