ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17507
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 32 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | AS229 |
| MSN: | 3563 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile north of Buttress RLG, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Buttress RLG, Saskatchewan |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.II AS229: Built by DeHavilland Aircraft at Hatfield. Allocated to the Empire Air Training Scheme, and on 19 July 1941 Taken on strength by Eastern Air Command
Taken on strength at No. 1 Port Detachment at Halifax, Nova Scotia. To No. 4 Training Command on 17 September 1941, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Winter conversion kit installed at 36 SFTS by 2 July 1942. To Aircraft Repair in Edmonton, Alberta for repairs following a Category B crash, 28 July to 2 November 1942. Back to No. 4 Training Command when complete, then issued to 32 SFTS.
Written off (destroyed) 8 July 1943 in a mid-air collision: The crew was performing a training flight jointly with another AS.10 Oxford (AS625) which was also carrying a crew of two. While cruising at an altitude of 1,200 feet, both aircraft collided in while attempting to land, 1 mile north of the relief field at Buttress, Saskatchewan. (The airfield was a relief landing ground (RLG) for Moose Jaw). Out of control, they dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All four pilots - two in each aircraft - were killed.
Crew of Oxford AS229:
P/O (134153) George Moffat Urwin (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
L/AC (1339156) Alfred Charles Channon (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
On 27 August 1943, AS229 was Struck off charge, and reduced to spares and produce
Sources:
1. http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/Items/Durrington/Durrington%20-%20WW2%20Roll%20of%20Honour%20-%20Alfred%20Charles%20Channon.pdf
2. https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0040/00000095.pdf
3. https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12353/1096
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2850600/george-moffat-urwin/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2850552/alfred-charles-channon/
6.Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 9 July 1943, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2008 21:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Mar-2013 14:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2017 00:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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