Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Jahra

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4667
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, while on a supply mission, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and attempted to make an emergency landing near Jahra, some 24 km west of Kuwait City. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all three crew members were unhurt.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in Blackpool: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
X7063
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Blackpool - Blackpool
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole aboard, was performing a circular training flight at Blackpool Airport. On final approach, the twin engine aircraft collided with another RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford registered L4603 with one pilot on board as well. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near a residential area located near the airport. Both pilots on both aircraft were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Orville Norman Elwell.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in Blackpool: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4603
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Blackpool - Blackpool
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole aboard, was performing a circular training flight at Blackpool Airport. On final approach, the twin engine aircraft collided with another RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford registered X7063 with one pilot on board as well. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near a residential area located near the airport. Both pilots on both aircraft were killed.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II near Westacre Junction

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5997
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bulawayo - Bulawayo
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Both pilots were engaged in a training flight on behalf of the 21st Army Training School. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided with birds that hit the right wing and the right engine. The crew was forced to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in an open field. On touch down, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and slid for several yards before coming to rest. Both crew escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Bird strike.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Church Fenton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942 at 0525 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V3990
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Church Fenton. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase at night, he lost control of the airplane that crashed north of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hylton George Cullen, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I off New Zealand: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2114 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ278
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wigram - Wigram
MSN:
0500
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Wigram Airbase on a training exercise. While flying in poor weather conditions, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the New Zealand coast. SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found.
Crew (1st ATS):
LAC Verdun Godfrey,
LAC Cecil Cook,
LAC Donald Paterson.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4137
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4063 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ben Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Stephen Harry Robinson, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4063
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4137 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Mcleod Craik, pilot,
Sgt Everard Howard Hawken, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Dunholme Lodge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AT659
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
MSN:
3828
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Dunholme Lodge. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane collided with high tension wires and crashed south of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lloyd Donald James Crozier, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Dunbar Dakin, pilot,
F/O Hugh Martin McGuffie, pilot.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Middleton St George

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942 at 1155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4139
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Middleton Saint George. On final approach, at an altitude of 600 feet, the airplane suffered a loss of engine power, stalled and crashed. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
S/L I. R. C. MacPherson,
P/O D. K. Hulme,
P/O A. E. Holt.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power on final approach.