Avro 652 Anson crash, Jul 4, 1950, Thornhill Midlands
Avro 652 Anson accident on July 4, 1950 near Thornhill Midlands, Zimbabwe with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure on final approach..
- Date: July 4, 1950
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Thornhill Midlands, Zimbabwe
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure on final approach.
A RAF Avro Anson T 21 of 3 ANS crashed short of the runway threshold at Thornhill, Southern Rhodesia, on 4 July 1950 during a local training flight. Both pilots were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.