ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141488
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 October 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College |
| Registration: | L4627 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.I L4627 of the RAF College, Cranwell. Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a landing accident at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire on 10 October 1939. The aircraft was written off after the pilot, L/AC P. A.C. Sibley. held off too high whilst landing. The starboard wing dropped and hit the ground, damaging the aircraft beyond repair. All three crew on board were uninjured.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, published 1991)
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1939-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 11:16 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 10-Aug-2017 21:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:40 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Dec-2019 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2023 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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