Mildenhall - Mildenhall

On November 21, 1961 at 12:00 AM, Mildenhall - Mildenhall experienced a crash involving Avro 652 Anson, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Mildenhall AFB Suffolk.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a local training mission at RAF Mildenhall when an engine failed in flight. The airplane lost height, struck trees, a pole and the roof of a house before crashing in a field located one mile southwest of the airbase. Both crew members were rescued and the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration VM372.