Woodford - Woodford

On August 23, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Woodford - Woodford experienced a crash involving Avro 689 Tudor, operated by Minister of Supply %26 Aircraft Production, with the event recorded near Woodford Cheshire.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Shortly after takeoff from Woodford Airport, while climbing to a height of some 60-80 feet, the four engine aircraft banked right, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. Four occupants were killed while two others were rescued. Crew: Bill Thorn, pilot, † David Wilson, copilot, † John Webster, flight engineer and radio operator, † Roy Chadwick, technician and designer, † Eddie Talbot, flight engineer, Stuart Davies, chief designer.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGSU, MSN 1235, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.2478°, -2.6435°.