ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181194
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 233 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K8845 |
| MSN: | ZS-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Eden Estuary off Shelly Point, Fife -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife (EGQL) |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife (EGQL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 5th September 1939, Anson Mk.I K8845 "ZS-N" of No.233 Squadron, RAF Leuchars was lost in a forced landing off Shelly Point, Fife: While returning from patrol a submerging submarine was spotted. Aircraft bombed the submarine, receiving shrapnel damage in wing fuel tanks, leading to fuel shortage on return to base. the Anson force landed in the River Eden Estuary. It transpired that sub was "one of ours" - HMS Seahorse, and she received minor damage.
Crew:
Pilot: 36185 Pilot Officer George James Denzil Yorke RAF OK. (later died 12/04/40)
Co-pilot: 58014 Sgt. David John Muir RAF OK, (later died 20/08/41)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976)
2. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1 by Ross McNeil
3. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-raf-leuchars-1
4. https://www.aviationartprints.com/airframe_data.php?FrameID=25153
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2015 07:19 | JINX | Added |
| 12-Jan-2016 20:28 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2016 18:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 05:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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