This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Friday 26 May 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 15 (P) AFU RAF |
Registration: | L4632 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Castle Combe, Wiltshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Church Lawford, Warwickshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Castle Combe, Wiltshire |
Narrative:Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26 May 1944: On approach to RAF Castle Combe, Wiltshire, the aircraft stalled, hit an electric pole and crashed short of the runway. Both crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1944/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-castle-combe-afb/]
3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Castle_Combe Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Mar-2008 16:22 |
JINX |
Added |
01-Aug-2017 20:22 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Nov-2018 21:13 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |