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| Date: | Friday 5 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 8th WRSqn /802nd RGp USAAF |
| Registration: | T1066 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hall Farm Gardens, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
Airspeed Oxford Mk II T1066, assigned to 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP), 8th AF USAAF. Written off (destroyed) 5 May 1994 in a Mid Air Collision over Hall Farm Gardens, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk. Oxford aircraft on training flight, crashed when in practice dive pretending to bomb train. Aircraft sustained Cat 5 damage, pilot, Capt Richard B Thompson, Killed In Action. Aircraft struck off charge 7 September 1944
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20308
3. http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?uid=%27mnf14452%27
4. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/181359
5. http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF206-Parish-Summary-East-Winch-(Parish-Summary)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2017 22:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Aug-2017 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2020 10:58 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2024 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 31-May-2024 11:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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