K6227
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Safety history
- September 17, 1937Accident
Following a bombing exercise off the RAF Penrhos, Wales, a formation of 14 Avro Anson was returning to its base at RAF Bircham Newton with an intermediate stop at RAF Sealand. En route, while flying southwest of Llandudno, the leader went through a foggy area and instructed all other crews to gain altitude. While on the left of the formation, the Anson was flying at a height of some 100 feet when its pilot decided to gain altitude. The twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into th