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Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
Time: | 09:40 |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
Owner/operator: | HQ Sqn 9th AF USAAF |
Registration: | R6397 |
MSN: | 2818 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Smith's Lawn /AAF Sta.472, Windsor, Berkshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | AAF Sta.472 /RAF Smith's Lawn, Windsor, Berkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:R6397 was delivered to the RAF in August 1940. RAF service was with 2 FTS. Struck off charge November 20, 1943 when transferred to the USAAF, and assigned to HQ Sqn, 9th AF USAAF. (No USAAF serial allocated, as far as is known).
Written off (damaged beyond repair) November 26, 1943: Shortly after take off from RAF Smith's Lawn, the twin engine aircraft encountered serious difficulties, and was unable to gain height. It eventually hit trees located at the end of the runway and crashed in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed while all four occupants were slightly injured.
Crew:
Flt Lt John W Smith
Passengers:
Captain Edward Cummings,
Lt Irving T Golden,
Lt Joseph Luria.
Cause: The aircraft was unable to gain height due to the presence of frost on both wings. At the time of the accident, there were severe icing conditions
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980 page 40)
2.
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20342 3.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Nov1943O.htm 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1943/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-ii-in-raf-smiths-lawn/]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-May-2015 19:46 |
rvargast17 |
Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
27-Jul-2017 21:19 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
01-Aug-2017 21:54 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
02-Dec-2018 18:09 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
30-Jan-2021 10:15 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |