Avro 652 Anson crash, Feb 19, 1943 (4 killed), Usworth AF...

Avro 652 Anson accident on February 19, 1943 near Usworth AFB (RAF Hylton) Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities.

Two RAF 62 OTU Avro Anson aircraft collided at about 5,000 feet during a training flight from RAF Usworth on 19 February 1943. Both came down in a field about three miles northeast of the airfield and were destroyed. Four crew died in each aircraft.

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