Avro 652 Anson crash, Jan 18, 1955 (6 killed), Kuwait City

Avro 652 Anson accident on January 18, 1955 near Kuwait City, Kuwait with 6 fatalities.

A Royal Air Force Avro Anson C.19 (VM309) was lost off the Kuwait coast on a flight from Bahrain to Shaibah. The aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea, and all six occupants were killed. Some wreckage and two bodies were later recovered, and the cause could not be determined.

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