Date:	Friday 6 April 1945
Time:	12:20
Type:	Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:	21 (P) AFU RAF
Registration:	LW824
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Wilbrighton Hall, Wilbrighton Newport, Staffordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Aston Wheaton, Staffordshire
Destination airport:	RAF Aston Wheaton

Narrative:
Flying Officer James Smellie, 154162, 23 years, 128 hours total flight experience and 29 solo hours on type, was practicing steep turns at 2,000 feet when bounced by two Spitfires, squadron unknown. He went into a spin and did not recover, the Airspeed Oxford crashing and burning on impact at Wilbrighton Hall, Wilbrighton Road, Wilbrighton, Newport, Staffordshire

James was in the RAF Volunteer Reserve attached to 21(P) AFU

1. Original RAF accident investigation records obtained from RAF Museum Hendon in June 2004, by James' nephew Ken Raine (Australia). James is listed in the plaque at Renfrewshire and his name is in the records at Edinburgh Castle.
2. http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic18.html
3. http://scottishwargraves.phpbbweb.com/scottishwargraves-ftopic480-60.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Jan-2012 03:33	Raineman	Added
16-Sep-2013 08:19	angels one five	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
16-Sep-2013 08:27	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ]
30-Jul-2017 16:26	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ]
30-Jul-2017 16:28	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
30-Jul-2017 16:29	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, ]
27-Nov-2018 20:22	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
31-May-2024 10:46	Nepa	Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ]
31-May-2024 17:00	Nepa	Updated [Location, Operator, ]