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Safety history
August 16, 1942Accident
The crew departed RAF Defford on a flight to RAF Boscombe Down to take delivery of a second Avro 652 Anson. While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the twin engine airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field near Cirencester. All six occupants, among them two brothers, were killed. Crew: F/L Frank Brown, F/O Eric Tom Sellick, F/O George Flight Sellick, F/O Alfred James Marsh, LAC Henry Davis McCallum, AC2 Roland Frederick Umney.
Probable cause (official findin
Avro 652 Anson · 6 fatalities