ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162313
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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford |
| Owner/operator: | 1545 BAT Flt RAF |
| Registration: | AT655 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wassell Wood, Bewdley, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Halfpenny Green, Bobbington, Wolverhampton |
| RAF Halfpenny Green, Bobbington, Wolverhampton |
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford AT655 of 1545 BAT Flight, Royal Air Force crashed and was written off when it crashed into Wassell Wood, Wyre Forest, Bewdley, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire (at approximate co ordinates 52.394 N, 2.29 W) on 19 January 1945: While cruising in a snowstorm, the pilot encountered a double engine failure and was therefore forced to attempt an emergency landing. While trying to land, the aircraft hit trees and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member was killed while both other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Flt Lt Norman Butler Worswick, pilot, (survived, injured)
Flt Sgt J. R. Payne, (survived, injured)
Flying Officer Frank Reid Miller RNZAF (NZ2409) (killed)
Cause: Double engine failure.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1945.htm
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1945/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-united-kingdom-1-killed-23/]
3. http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/airspeed-oxford-at655.html
4. http://www.controltowers.co.uk/h-k/halfpenny_green.htm
5. http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C29774
6. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getoutside/local/wassell-wood-wyre-forest
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2013 08:02 | ryan | Added |
| 31-Jul-2017 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2024 09:24 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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