AX611 — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

August 3, 1942Accident
The pilot departed RCAF Greenwood on a solo training flight. The aircraft was stated to have been seen circling round at low altitude just prior to a sudden dive into the ground north of Canaan. Part of the wings broke away and the airplane crashed into trees, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed. Crew: S/L Louis Alexander George Howard, pilot.
Avro 652 Anson · 1 fatalities
Error of judgment on part of the pilot in diving and turning at an excessive speed, causing a structural failure. The evidence given is not conclusive, however it is considered that failure of the mainplanes occurred due to high speed attained during the diving and turning manoeuvres undertaken by the pilot. Full accident record