K6248 — 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

March 21, 1941Accident
The crew was engaged in a night training exercise from RAF Cranage. While flying at low height, the aircraft his tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Hawkeswood Farm, near Rednal. All five crew members were killed. Crew (2nd SAN): F/O Eric Walwyn Padfield, pilot, Sgt Frederic Ralph Percival Burgess, pilot, Sgt W.
Avro 652 Anson · 5 fatalities
The pilot failed to see and/or negotiate a large oak tree whilst carrying out a dummy run for a precautionary landing practice and probably opened throttle too late for recovery. Full accident record