Avro 652 Anson crash, Mar 10, 1951 (1 killed), Atlantic O...
Avro 652 Anson accident on March 10, 1951 near Atlantic Ocean, World with 1 fatality. Cause: Fuel exhaustion in bad weather.
- Date: March 10, 1951
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion in bad weather
A 224 Squadron RAF Avro Anson C.19 flying from Gibraltar to Lisbon to assist a diverted Halifax ran short of fuel as weather deteriorated over the Atlantic. It ditched about 56 km south of Cadiz on 10 March 1951 and sank, and the surviving crew and passengers were rescued from a dinghy, but one passenger drowned.