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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 18 (P) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | V3901 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lower Catesby, 4 miles SW of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Lawford, Warwickshire |
| RAF Church Lawford, Warwickshire |
Oxford V3901: Struck pylons on the radio station near Rugby. 12/12/1944
Crashed at Lower Catesby, 4 miles south west of Daventry, Northamptonshire (at Approximate co ordinates 52.2313°N 1.2474°W).
Crew:
F/Sgt (1802038) Peter Gordon COCKLIN (instr. Pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (NZ4213922) William James Alexander PENNEY (Pilot u/t) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1944.htm
2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60118356
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Catesby
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 10:44 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 03-Aug-2017 21:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2017 00:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, ] |
| 16-Oct-2018 19:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Aug-2022 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2024 11:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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