Avro 652 Anson crash, Nov 8, 1943 (5 killed), Bangor Gwynedd
Avro 652 Anson accident on November 8, 1943 near Bangor Gwynedd, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was not corrected for a 15 mph...
- Date: November 8, 1943
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Bangor Gwynedd, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was not corrected for a 15 mph wind from the west north west, which took it off track into the mountains before it struck the slopes.
Avro Anson N9855 of 3 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit from RAF Halfpenny Green hit the upper slopes of Pen yr Ole Wen in Snowdonia on the evening of 8 November 1943 during a night navigation exercise. All five crew were killed and the fuel tanks ignited.