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Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Bridge of Buchat: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
N6320
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
MSN:
242
YOM:
1939
Location:
Bridge of Buchat
Aberdeenshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Lossiemouth on a training mission on behalf of the 15 Flying Training School. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane crashed in Bridge of Buchat, northeast of Strathdon. Both crewmen were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Raymond Wollatt Shrimpton, pilot,
AC1 Walter Critchley.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I off RAF Montrose

Date & Time: Jan 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4669
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Montrose - Montrose
MSN:
136
YOM:
1938
Location:
Montrose AFB
Angus (Forfarshire)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training mission for the 8th FTS at RAF Montrose. While cruising in the vicinity of the airbase, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. Both crewmen were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Sealand

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4611
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sealand - Sealand
MSN:
78
YOM:
1938
Location:
Sealand AFB (Shotwick AFB)
Flintshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training exercise on behalf of the 5th FTS based at RAF Sealand. After takeoff, the twin engine aircraft encountered problems to gain height and hit an obstacle located at the end of the runway before crashing on the ground. While both crewmen were injured, the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The takeoff procedure was completed in icing conditions and the aircraft has not been deiced prior to departure.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Tarporley

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
P6803
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Sealand - Sealand
MSN:
2553
YOM:
1940
Location:
Tarporley
Cheshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight on behalf of the 5th FTS at RAF Sealand. En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed in Tarporley, some 23 km east of RAF Sealand. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Sealand

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1940 at 1940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
P1941
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sealand - Sealand
Location:
Sealand AFB (Shotwick AFB)
Flintshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a territorial surveillance mission, the crew was returning to his base at RAF Sealand. On approach, the visibility was poor due to the night and foggy conditions. Pilots missed the runway, overshot and landed long. After touchdown, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and collided with a tree. Both crew members were injured while the aircraft was damaged.

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

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
P1800
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Brize Norton
Location:
Burford
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
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 out from RAF Brize Norton. In unknown circumstances, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Burford, some 7 km north of the airfield. The pilot Sgt Sidney Hallas Newbigging was killed.

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

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
P1077
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Sealand - Sealand
MSN:
PAC.8
YOM:
1939
Location:
Chavenage
Gloucestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a training flight out from RAF Sealand, the pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Chavenage. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred George Banks.

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

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
G-AFFM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Heston - Heston
MSN:
75
YOM:
1938
Location:
Gosport
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight out from Heston. While cruising over the area of Gosport, the twin engine aircraft collided with the moorings of a barrage balloon, went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Arthur George Nicholson, pilot,
Arthur Edward Eady, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following an in-flight collision with a barrage balloon.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in The Wreckin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
P1845
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Shawbury - Shawbury
Location:
The Wreckin
Shropshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training sortie from RAF Shawbury. While cruising at low height in limited visibility, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill (407 metres high) located in The Wreckin, some eight km west of Telford. A crewman was injured while the second was killed.
Crew:
P/O George Hugh Hamilton Coates, †
P/O William Oliver Cramer.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Brize Norton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4547
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Brize Norton
MSN:
14
YOM:
1937
Location:
Brize Norton AFB
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Brize Norton on a local night training flight. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of about 400 feet, the pilot-in-command initiated a right turn when the airplane entered an area of heavy rain falls. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in Black Bourton, south of the airbase. Both pilots were killed.
crew:
P/O Robert Patrick Shene Davidson,
Sgt Richard Watkin Adcock.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was probably caused by the aircraft running into the heavy rain shower at four hundred feet and that Davidson failed to rely on his instruments to maintain height and direction. The enquiry also established that Peter Davidson had flown thirty eight hours in Oxfords and it was considered that his experience was in instrument flying had not been tested before he was permitted to fly at night.
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