Avro 652 Anson crash, Aug 23, 1943, Mt Foel-fras Gwynedd
Avro 652 Anson accident on August 23, 1943 near Mt Foel-fras Gwynedd, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot pulled up to avoid a sheep...
- Date: August 23, 1943
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Mt Foel-fras Gwynedd, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot pulled up to avoid a sheep while flying in cloud, and the aircraft stalled onto rising ground and struck a large rock.
A Royal Air Force Avro Anson of 9 (O) Advanced Flying Unit on a daytime navigation training flight from Llandwrog struck a large rock on Foel Fras in cloud. All five crew survived, and one was injured.