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| Date: | Friday 26 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 (P) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | L4632 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Lawford, Warwickshire |
| RAF Castle Combe, Wiltshire |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26 May 1944: On approach to RAF Castle Combe, Wiltshire, the aircraft stalled, hit an electric pole and crashed short of the runway. Both crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 - N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1944/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-castle-combe-afb/]
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Castle_Combe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2008 16:22 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Aug-2017 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2024 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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