ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181221
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 1939 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7058 |
| MSN: | OY-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent |
| RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Anson Mk.I L7058 "OY-J" of 48 Squadron, RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9.9.39: Anti-submarine Recon mission of Southern North Sea. Became lost in bad weather. Ran out of fuel & attempted forced landing in field, at Cap Gris Nez, west of the Pas-de-Calais, France, crashing after No.2 engine failed in turn on approach.
Crew:
Pilot: 580240 Sgt. G.N.Wilkinson injured.
Co-pilot: 41267 Pilot Officer John James Drummond RAF (aged 25) killed.
Air Gunner: 551551 AC1 Clarke injured.
Sources:
1. Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War Vol 1.
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-652-anson-i-near-calais-1-killed
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2280882/drummond,-john-james/
4. https://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=25157
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?23890-1939-Unaccounted-Airmen-Database-Reconciliation/page2
6. National Archives, PRO Kew File AIR 81/1505
7. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5438
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 May 1940 | N9919 | 48 Sqn RAF | 0 | English Channel, near Ramsgate, Kent, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2015 09:15 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:19 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2019 00:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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