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Date: | Wednesday 19 November 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 2 AOS RAF |
Registration: | AT478 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Catlands, near Boltongate, Cumberland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Millom, Cumberland |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.II AT478 of 2 Air Observers School (2 AOS), RAF Millom, Cumberland. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19 November 1941: Crashed in bad weather conditions at Catlands, near Boltongate, Cumberland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew of Oxford AT478:
Pilot Officer R White, 106030
L/AC S.H. Bingham 1208877
L/AC E.E Claridge 1375671
Sources:
1. Oh Mother, it's a lovely place! An illustrated history of RAF Millom and their Mountain Rescue Team by John Nixon page 19
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-united-kingdom-3-killed-6/]
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.war-graves.co.uk/Cemeteries/England/Staffordshire/Burton-Upon-Trent_Cemetery/643139.php]
4.
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4117-Unaccounted-airmen-19-11-1941 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jul-2013 02:54 |
JINX |
Added |
08-Aug-2017 18:16 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Feb-2018 19:34 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |