Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Meiktila

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
UB-336
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. There were no casualties. The accident occurred in April 1950 (exact date unknown).

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

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
21-235
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Værløse - Værløse
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was sole on board this twin engine aircraft to perform a local training sortie. Shortly after takeoff from Værløse AFB, while climbing to an altitude of 300 meters, the aircraft collided with a Danish Air Force North American Harvard. Registered 32-353, this second aircraft was carrying a crew of two who were also performing a local training sortie and were trying to land at the time of the collision. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew Oxford:
2nd Lt Jørgen Gerhard Christensen, pilot.
Crew Harvard:
Lt Jørgen Hindse-Nielsen, pilot,
Harry Smedegaard Marquart, passenger.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Trondheim: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V-AP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
EB996
YOM:
1947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
669
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a test flight following maintenance. After takeoff from Trondheim-Værnes Airport, while in initial climb at a height of some 80 meters, the twin engine aircraft banked right, dove into the ground and crashed in a snow covered field. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Christian Fürst, pilot.
Passengers:
Karstein Domås,
Helge J. Giørtz.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Turgutlu: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4780
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Afyon – Izmir
MSN:
130
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Turgutlu, killing all four crew members.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Yangon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
UB-331
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Yangon - Yangon
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a training sortie, taking part to the simulation of a bombing attack. A bomb stored under a wing failed to release properly during the exercice and exploded on landing, disintegrating the aircraft and killing all three crew members.
Probable cause:
Bomb explosion on touchdown.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Maymyo

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1949
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
UB-332
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Mt Ruahine: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ1227
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Napier - Ohakea
MSN:
2609
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising in the region of Hawletts Hut, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a dense wooded area located in the Ruahine Mountain Range. All three crew members were killed. It is believed that the aircraft suffered a structural failure in flight.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in RAF Finningley

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH399
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a local training sortie. On landing, the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its belly. Both pilots, among them an instructor, were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Oslo

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V-AB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oslo - Oslo
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
785
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight from Oslo-Fornebu Airport to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport. The twin engine aircraft crash landed for unknown reason and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members were unarmed.
Crew:
Lt Nils Arveschoug,
Lt H. Hartmann,
Lt F. Eriksrud.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in RAF Moreton-in-Marsh: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PH355
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Moreton-in-Marsh - Moreton-in-Marsh
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was performing a training sortie in RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, consisting of stall maneuvers. While conducting an umpteenth stall, he lost control of the airplane that went into a spin. He tried to bail out but the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field near the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed. For undetermined reason, the pilot's harness was not properly secured.