ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184764
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N5199 |
| MSN: | UL-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 6 miles off Blyth, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thornaby, North Yorkshire |
Anson N5199/M: Took off for a Maritime Convoy patrol flight off the British coast. 02/02/1940
Both engines failed in flight due to fuel exhaustion.. The pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft some 10 km off Blyth. The aircraft sank after 45 minutes and all four crewmen were rescued a minesweeper 6 miles off Blyth, Northumberland.
Crew:
F/O JOHNSON (pilot) RAF: Safe.
P/O LAMBERT (pilot) RAF: Safe.
AC2 (808308) George Edward LUMLEY (WOp/AF) RAF: Injured.
Cpl.YOUNG (AG) RAF: Safe.
Sources:
1.http://web.archive.org/web/20090520054929/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/ww2peopleswar/stories/70/a423307
2.ORB 608 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2016 12:08 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Feb-2016 12:49 | DG333 | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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