Avro 652 Anson crash, Nov 17, 1944 (1 killed), Braithwait...
Avro 652 Anson accident on November 17, 1944 near Braithwaite Cumbria, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot flew too low in poor visibility...
- Date: November 17, 1944
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Braithwaite Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot flew too low in poor visibility and pulled into a steep climbing turn to avoid high ground, and the aircraft struck the steep side of the hill.
Avro Anson Mk I MG464 of the Air Navigation and Bombing School left RAF Jurby, Isle of Man, on a night cross country flight. At about 21:00 on 17 November 1944 it struck the steep side of Grisedale Pike near Keswick, Cumbria. One navigator was killed and the three other crew were injured.