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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4652 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia, Egypt |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) at RAF Abu Sueir, Ismailia, 11.5.1939: Swerved on take off, veered off runway and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest. Crew was performing a training flight on behalf of Abu Sueir Air Base Flying School. No casualties.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-abu-sueir
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2008 16:43 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Jan-2012 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 12:15 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Jun-2017 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2017 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Nov-2018 18:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 21-Mar-2019 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
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