Avro 652 Anson crash, Oct 18, 1943 (3 killed), Ballycastl...
Avro 652 Anson accident on October 18, 1943 near Ballycastle Antrim, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot believed a strong down draft on...
- Date: October 18, 1943
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Ballycastle Antrim, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot believed a strong down draft on the approach to the mountainside affected the aircraft.
An RAF Avro Anson on a night navigation exercise from RAF Squires Gate struck a tree and crashed into a house at Ballycastle, County Antrim, on 18 October 1943. Two people aboard the aircraft and a young woman in the house were killed.