Avro 652 Anson crash, Mar 20, 1944 (3 killed), Coniston C...
Avro 652 Anson accident on March 20, 1944 near Coniston Cumbria, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: A navigation error led the aircraft to...
- Date: March 20, 1944
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Coniston Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A navigation error led the aircraft to overshoot Cark and fly into high ground at Swirl How, probably in poor visibility. The exact cause is not known.
Anson EG686 of the Staff Pilot Training Unit was on a night navigation exercise from RAF Cark. After a navigation error it overshot the base, turned back and flew into Swirl How on the Coniston Fells at about 04:30. All three crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.