ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141489
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4607 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bibury, NE of Cirencester, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bibury, Gloucestershire |
| RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire |
Written off (destroyed) 21 February 1940: Crashed shortly after take off from RAF Bibury, north east of Cirencester, Gloucestershire (at approximate co ordinates: 51°46′53″N 01°50′10″W). While on initial climb out, the aircraft hit trees and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-raf-bibury
3. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bibury
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 11:17 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Jul-2017 21:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2019 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
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