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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk2 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | O-12 |
| MSN: | 821 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Florennes AFB, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes AB, Florennes (EBFS) |
Ex-RAF Oxford HM856: to Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchtmacht) June 1947 as O-12 with code "OX-CW". Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21 August 1958: Runway excursion accident at Florennes Airbase, Florennes, Belgium; ran off runway on take off run. No fatalities reported.
Sources:
1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=191&Itemid=281 [Not working anymore]
2. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1958/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-florennes-afb/ [Not working anymore]
3. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed%20Oxford/Airspeed%20Oxford%20O-12.html [Not working anymore]
4. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed%20Oxford/airspeed_oxford%20frontpage.htm [Not working anymore]
5. http://belmilac.wikifoundry.com/page/1930-1949 [Not working anymore]
6. https://www.belgian-wings.be/airspeed-oxford-c-1-c-2
7. http://www.britishaviation-ptp.com/airspeed_as10.html#prodlistExport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-May-2017 14:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2022 21:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 16-May-2023 16:45 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
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