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Date: | Friday 27 April 1956 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 3/4 CAACU RAF |
Registration: | PH318 |
MSN: | 4148 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Exeter, Devon, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE) |
Destination airport: | RAF Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk.I PH318 "45" of 3/4 CAACU (Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit), RAF. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27 April 1956: The crew was engaged in a local training sortie at Exeter Airport. After landing, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to stop, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt in a field. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who completed the landing at an excessive speed in full flap configuration and in strong cross winds conditions.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.180 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.192
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
4.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm 5. Photo of accident on 27-4-56:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1336776 6. Photo of dumped wreckage at Exeter 17-5-1956:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1336777 7.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-exeter 8.
http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=53965&d=1329395776 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Mar-2013 22:21 |
Dr. John Smith |
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02-Sep-2013 22:27 |
JINX |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
25-Jul-2017 23:29 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2018 21:14 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
15-Jun-2020 01:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
15-Jun-2020 01:36 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
15-Jun-2020 07:47 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |