Airspeed AS.10 Oxford | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot departed RAF Waddington on a solo training exercise. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot was instructed to bail out. He abandoned the airplane that entered a dive and crashed west of RAF Fulbeck. The pilot was uninjured.

Probable cause:

Aircraft abandoned due to poor weather conditions.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near North Battleford

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

AS186

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North Battleford – North Battleford

MSN:

3532

YOM:

1941

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26.00

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The pilot departed North Battleford Airport on a local solo training exercise. While circling north of the airfield, the airplane collided with a second RCAF Oxford registered AS550 and carrying two pilots. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed eight km north of North Battleford Airport. Both airplanes were destroyed and both crew members on board AS550 were killed while the pilot of AS186 was slightly injured.
Crew:
LAC M. R. Hall, pilot.

Probable cause:

The pilots failed to keep a proper lookout for other aircraft in the vicinity.

Final Report:

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

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1941 at 1100 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

AS550

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Plain, Valley

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North Battleford – North Battleford

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Captain / Total flying hours:

361

Captain / Total hours on type:

283.00

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The airplane departed North Battleford Airport on a local training exercise with two pilots on board. While circling north of the airfield, it collided with a second RCAF Oxford registered AS186 and carrying one pilot. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed eight km north of North Battleford Airport. Both airplanes were destroyed and both crew members on board AS550 were killed while the pilot of AS186 was slightly injured.
Crew:
P/O D. H. Hodgkinson, pilot,
LAC B. Evans, pilot.

Probable cause:

The pilots failed to keep a proper lookout for other aircraft in the vicinity.

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Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Barkston Heath

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

P1085

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Barkston Heath - Cranwell

MSN:

PAC.0016

YOM:

1940

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The airplane swung on takeoff, went out of control and came to rest. Both occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in East Grinstead

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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Registration:

V4041

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Waddington - Waddington

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The crew was completing a training exercise out from RAF Waddington when he was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in East Grinstead, ran into a hedge and came to rest. There were no injuries among the crew.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Newton

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

P1087

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Newton - Newton

MSN:

PAC.18

YOM:

1940

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The pilot was completing a solo training flight at RAF Newton. While landing alongside with a Fairey Battle, a wing impacted the runway surface and the airplane crash landed. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
F/O L. Kulakowski, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II near RAF Grantham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

P1079

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Cranwell - Cranwell

MSN:

PAC.0010

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1939

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The twin engine airplane departed RAF Cranwell on a local training exercise. For unknown reasons, it stalled, collided with trees and crashed near RAF Grantham. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Charles Vernon, pilot, †
LAC H. W. Adams.

Cras of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Malton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941 at 0943 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

V3150

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Church Fenton - Church Fenton

MSN:

2830

YOM:

1940

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The crew departed RAF Church Fenton on a training exercise. While flying in clouds, the pilot lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in Malton. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Cyril Arthur Edwards, pilot,
Sgt Arthur Charles Howard, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Chapel-en-le-Frith

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

V3210

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Cranwell - Cranwell

MSN:

2877

YOM:

1940

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The pilot departed RAF Cranwell on a solo training exercise. After he completed the flight above the clouds, he started the descent back to the base. Flying in clouds, the airplane crashed into a hill located near Chapel-en-le-Frith. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
LAC Brian C. Forsdick, pilot.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the pilot failed to follow the instruction not to fly above the clouds.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I into Lake Ellesmere: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1941 at 1435 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

Operator:

Registration:

NZ252

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Wigram – Wigram

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YOM:

1938

Location:

Lake Ellesmere

Canterbury Regional Council

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New Zealand

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Oceania

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The crew was completing a local training exercise out from RNZAF Wigram. On approach to the airbase in relative strong crosswinds, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed into Lake Ellesmere located south of the airbase. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
LAC Ronald Brown,
LAC Norman Marshall.