ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141476
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| Date: | Monday 28 April 1941 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4612 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire |
| RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.I L4612, 3 FTS RAF: Written off (destroyed) 28 April 1941: On approach to RAF South Cerney, the twin engine aircraft collided with another aircraft and crashed in a field. Both pilots were killed. They were performing a training exercise.
The other aircraft involved is believed to have been Airspeed Oxford Mk.I W6567, also of 3 FTS, RAF, which was recorded as "damaged" on the same day (28 April 1941) and was not repaired, being struck off charge as Cat.E(FA) on 6 May 1941.
Crew of Oxford L4612 (3 FTS):
L/AC George W. Grundy,(aged 25, RAF Service Number 1014563) pilot under training
L/AC Douglas Thomson, (aged 29, RAF Service Number 1376765) instructor pilot.
L/ACs G.W. Grundy and D. Thompson listed as "Killed On Active Service", according to a listing published in "The Times" on 9 June 1941.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999, (James J. Halley, Air Britain, published 1991)
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20150123043019/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/1941/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-south-cerney-afb-4/
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2715-Unaccounted-airmen-28-4-1941
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mid-air_collisions_and_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom#1940s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 11:01 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Aug-2017 17:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2017 17:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Aug-2017 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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