Avro Anson K6158 crashes near Ewell Minnis – 22nd February 1937
No.48 Sqn’s Avro Anson K6158 flown by Sgt Plt G.J. Maurice (pilot, aged 23), Flt Lt G.E. Strangman (navigator), Aircraftman Stanley McCabe (radio operator) and F/L Reginald John Cooper (navigator) crashed at Ewell Minnis. They were on a circular training flight at night in a snowstorm. The aircraft was hit by lightning and the pilot lost control. The aircraft crashed in a field, killing two airmen and injuring the other two, F/L Strangman would die later in hospital on the 24th Feb. Strangman and Maurice are buried in Minster Cemetery.
Avro Anson K6158 – used with permission from RAFCommands
Avro Anson K6158 – used with permission from RAFCommands
Stock image of an Avro Anson, By Oren Rozen (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
I am the Grand daughter of Stanley McCabe. My dad was the little baby left behind.