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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1943 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford MK.II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | AS207 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles SE of Chauvin, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF North Battleford, SK |
| RCAF North Battleford, SK |
Two Oxfords of 35 SFTS, AS207 and V3312, were on a cross country instrument flight and collided midair. The pilot of AS207 tried to engage V3312 in an unauthorized dog fight. As the pilot of V3312 tried to break away, he collided with AS302, breaking off the tail plane of AS302, sending it into a dive. The student pilot of AS302 successfully bailed out without injury, but the RAFVR pilot, F/O Albert J.R. Knights, did not appear to make any effort to parachute to safety and died in the crash.
Oxford V3312 safely returned to base with no injuries to its two pilots.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 24 November 1943, p5
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12356/1254
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0047/00000245.pdf
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2850640/albert-john-reginald-knights/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 19:54 | TB | Added |
| 31-May-2024 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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