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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4554 |
| MSN: | 21 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Brize Norton, Caterton, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire (EGVN) |
| RAF Brize Norton (EGVN) |
Written off (destroyed) 6 March 1940: On final approach to RAF Brize Norton, the twin engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. Both crew were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Too low approach on part of the crew.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000-L9999, published 1996
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-brize-norton-0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 12:33 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Jul-2017 21:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 21-Mar-2019 20:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 20-May-2024 17:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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