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| Date: | Tuesday 4 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 99th Service Sqn /84th Service Gp USAAF |
| Registration: | R5975 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gosfield /AAF Sta.154, Braintree, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gosfield/AAF Sta.154 Essex |
| RAF Beaulieu/AAF Sta.408 Hampshire |
Airspeed Oxford PG975** of 99th Service Squadron, 84th Service Group, 9th Air Force, USAAF, written off 4 April 1944; wrecked in a take off accident at USAAF Station 154, RAF Gosfield, Braintree, Essex. Aircraft was on a sortie to USAAF Station 408, Beaulieu, Hampshire.
**Serial unconfirmed; however the only two Airspeed AS-10 Oxfords with "975" as part of their serial numbers were EB975 and PG975. EB975 is known to have never served with the USAAF at any point.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Gosfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2017 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Feb-2019 16:48 | stehlÃk49 | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 19-Apr-2020 17:23 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 18-Mar-2021 14:23 | Zoule | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jun-2022 12:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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