ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28593
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 January 1955 |
| Time: | 08:38 UTC |
| Type: |  Avro Anson C Mk 19 |
| Owner/operator: | Ismailia SF RAF |
| Registration: | VM309 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Persian Gulf, off Kuwait coast -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Muharraq, Bahrein |
| RAF Saibah, Iraq | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ON January 17th 1955, whilst on a flight from Bahrein to Shaibah in the Persian Gulf, a distance of 340 miles, an Anson carrying five officers and a sergeant met with an accident.
The last contact with the aircraft was at 08:38 G.M.T. when it was 55 minutes outward bound.
Those lost with the aircraft were:
G/C. H. J. Irens (pilot)
Sgt. Radley (signaller)
G/C. A. M. Aberdein
W/C. M. Dean
S/L. R. H. Stevenson and
F/L. Cranley.
A search was instituted by a Hastings from Shaibah, a Valetta from Bahrein, a U.S.A.F. Dakota from Dharan, seven Venoms from Habbaniya and Austers from Kuwait, surface craft also assisting. Later, parts of the aircraft and the bodies of G/C. Irens and W/C. Dean were found by H.M.S. Owen. The two officers were buried at sea.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?6623-RAF-Anson-lost-Jan-1955-Persian-Gulf
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Apr-2012 19:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2012 20:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2012 20:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 17-Apr-2012 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2013 14:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2016 20:30 | JIXN | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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