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Sugar Land Regional Airport covers an area of 622 acres (252 ha) and contains one concrete paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 8,000 x 100 ft (2,438 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2023, the airport had 43,973 aircraft operations, an average of 120 per day: 99% general aviation , and less than 1% military .
30 December 1943, Royal Air Force, Avro Anson (registration: N5026) crashed into a hillside 1.5 miles North of Port Soderick due to engine failure, killing all five crew. [16] 13 June 1944, Royal Air Force, Avro Anson (registration: EG233) crashed into the side of North Barrule during a night navigational exercise, killing all five crew. [17] [18]
The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft built by the aircraft manufacturer Avro.Large numbers of the type served in a variety of roles for the Royal Air Force (RAF), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Australian Air Force and numerous other air forces before, during, and after the Second World War.
On 29 September 1940, a mid-air collision occurred over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia.The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School, remained locked together after colliding, and then landed safely.
Irish Air Corps 9 Anson Mk1 delivered between 1937 and 1939 and used for training/maritime patrol/transport. 3 Anson 19s delivered in 1946 for training/transport. Mk1s retired by 1947, 19s by 1962. Israel Israeli Air Force Netherlands Royal Netherlands Air Force and Dutch Naval Aviation Service New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force Norway
3 January MG445 an Avro Anson T.1 of 5 Air Navigation School, flew into high ground near Laxey, Isle of Man, four killed. [9] 4 January KN363 a Douglas Dakota C.4 of 243 Squadron, ditched in the South China Sea, three killed. [9] 4 January KK331 a Consolidated Liberator GR.8 of 111 Operational Training Unit flew into high ground in Norway ...
USAAF Douglas O-38F, 33–324, c/n 1177, first aircraft to land at Ladd Field, Alaska, in October 1940, this aircraft flew various missions until it crashed on 16 June 1941, at 1450 hrs., due to engine failure about 70 miles (110 km) SE of Fairbanks. Uninjured, the pilot, Lt. Milton H. Ashkins, and his mechanic, Sgt. Raymond A. Roberts, hiked ...
It was recovered in 1988 and is currently displayed at the Norsk Luftfartsmuseum, the Norwegian Aviation Museum at Bodø Airport. [4] On 27 September 1956 a Bell X-2 experimental aircraft, after establishing an airspeed record of Mach 3.2, landed unmanned in the desert after a series of stalls and glides. It was deemed only superficially ...