L7968 — 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

October 15, 1942Accident
Following a night training mission, while returning to RAF Cranage, the pilot mistook a navigation beacon and instead starting the descent through the airbase, went off course. Shortly later, in limited visibility, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain near Buxton. All four occupants were killed.
Avro 652 Anson · 4 fatalities
Wrong interpretation of a navigation beacon on part of the crew, causing a fatal navigational error and resulting in a controlled flight into terrain. Full accident record