Avro 652 Anson crash, Feb 5, 1942, Llanymynech Montgomery...
Avro 652 Anson accident on February 5, 1942 near Llanymynech Montgomeryshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Both engines failed while...
- Date: February 5, 1942
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Llanymynech Montgomeryshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Both engines failed while flying in snow falls.
A Royal Air Force Avro Anson on a training flight lost both engines in snow falls and made an emergency landing near Llanymynech. It hit a telephone pole and a hedge before crashing in a field, and all five crew escaped uninjured.