Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

The famous pilot Amy Johnson was completing a ferry flight from Prestwick to Kidlington to deliver the airplane. She departed Prestwick Airport on January 4 but was forced to divert to RAF Squires Gate near Blackpool due to poor weather conditions. She spent a night at Squires Gate, then took off on January 5 on a flight which should take some 90 minutes. Four and a half hours later, lost above a solid cloud layer and probably out of fuel, she baled out over the Thames Estuary. Her parachute and falling aircraft were sighted by the ships in a convoy and a gallant attempt was made to save her by the captain of a Royal Navy escort ship who dived into the freezing water to rescue her. He died later from exposure. Tragically, this effort was to no avail and Amy was drowned. Her body was never recovered.

The crew was performing a training mission out from Ohakea AFB. While completing a sharp turn at low height, the crew lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed on two farmhouses. Both pilots were killed.
Crew (3rd SFTS):
Sgt Rex Brooke-Taylor,
LAC Thomas Alexander.

The pilot departed RAF Cranwell on a local solo training mission. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the airplane entered a dive and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Vernon Ferguson Le Feuvre Allen, pilot.

The pilot departed RAF Brize Norton on a solo training flight to RAF Akeman Street. On final approach at night, he failed to realize his altitude was too low. The airplane impacted trees and crashed short of runway. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cdt J. E. Chilvers.

The pilot was completing a solo training exercise when the airplane collided with high tension wires and crashed near Woodchester. The pilot LAC Andrew O'Neil Wontner-Smith was killed.

The pilot was performing a night solo training exercise. While cruising south of Palmerston North in poor visibility, he failed to realize he was flying too low when the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and disintegrated upon impact. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Everton Kirk, pilot.

The crew departed Prestwick to transfer the airplane to Kindlington Airfield near Oxford. While cruising in poor visibility, the twin engine aircraft crashed on a hilly terrain located near Holywell. All three crew members were killed.
Crew (4th FPP):
F/O Aage Valdemar Helstrup Laursen, pilot,
P/O Richard Clyde Ensign, pilot,
AC2 Alexander Sterling Carrick, wireless operator.

An engine failed en route, forcing the crew to divert to RAF Brize Norton. On approach, the captain realized it was impossible to reach the airbase so he attempted an emergency landing in a field located in Filkins, 3 km west of the airfield. After touchdown, the aircraft rolled for several yards, hit a hedge and came to rest. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both pilots were uninjured.

The crew was completing a local training mission at Habbaniya AFB on behalf of 4th FTS. Shortly after touchdown, a tyre burst. The aircraft swerved, veered off runway and came to rest. Both occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The pilot was engaged in a solo training flight out from RAF Cranwell. While cruising at night, weather conditions deteriorated and the pilot lost his bearings. He reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the twin engine aircraft impacted a hedge and crashed in a field. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
Sgt James Quinn, pilot.