ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141522
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Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 2 SFTS RAF |
Registration: | L4554 |
MSN: | 21 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near RAF Brize Norton, Caterton, Oxfordshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire (EGVN) |
Destination airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire (EGVN) |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) 6 March 1940: On final approach to RAF Brize Norton, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. Both crew were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Too low approach on part of the crew.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000-L9999, published 1996
2.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-brize-norton-0 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2012 12:33 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
24-Jul-2017 21:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Dec-2017 18:33 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
21-Mar-2019 20:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Source] |
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