Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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RR336

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While performing a training flight at low height, the twin engine aircraft collided with a RAF De Havilland DH.60 Tiger Moth II registered T7615 and carrying a crew of two. Both aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located one mile west of Sandridge. Both aircraft were destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Redmarley D’Abitot: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1946

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PK268

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The pilot was completing a ferry flight to RAF Staverton. Enroute, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, went into a dive and crashed in a vertical attitude in a field located in Redmarley D’Abitot. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot was killed.

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It is believed that the loss of control was caused by the incapacitation of the pilot who became intoxicated by carbon monoxide.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Gölbaşı: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1946

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4744

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Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

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Plain, Valley

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Ankara - Ankara

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LX511

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Gölbaşı

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Turkey

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Asia

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The crew left Ankara-Etimesgut AFB for a local training flight when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Gölbaşı, south of Ankara. All four crew members were killed.

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

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1946

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LW788

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Plain, Valley

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Wheaton Aston - Wheaton Aston

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The pilot, sole on board, was completing a night cross country exercise from RAF Wheaton Aston. Enroute, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Huddlesford. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (21st PAFU):
W/O Matthew Hamilton Orr.

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It appears that the loss of control was caused by the loss of a propeller blade on the left engine.

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

Date & Time: May 8, 1946

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Landing (descent or approach)

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HN207

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The pilot, sole on board, was performing a circular training sortie in RAF Nuthall. On final approach, while flying at a height of 100 feet, the twin engine aircraft nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion near the runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew (16th SFTS):
W/O Stefan Kazimierz Nosowski.

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The exact cause of the loss of control could not be determined with certainty. However, it was reported that the pilot was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident. It is possible that due to turbulence or external factors, his head hit the ceiling of the cockpit or was violently thrown against the control column.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II off RAF Saint Eval: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1946

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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The pilot was performing a solo training sortie from RAF Saint Eval. While flying about 15 km north of the airbase, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew (224th Squadron):
F/O Thomas William Goodschild.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford T1 in Wildboarclough: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1946 at 0945 LT

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LX673

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Mountains

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The crew left RAF Wheaton Aston in the morning for a training mission. About 37 minutes after departure, while cruising at a too low altitude in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and was destroyed. Both crew members were killed. The crew was flying at an insufficient altitude, maybe to maintain a visual contact with the ground.
Crew (21st AFU):
F/O David Fairless Oliver, instructor,
F/Sgt Eric Bulcock , pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford in Hay-on-Wye: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1946

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While cruising at an altitude of 2,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a hill and crashed. A crew member was killed while both other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Prior to departure, the crew was instructed to fly above the minimum safe altitude of 2,500 feet but was flying below for unknown reason.
Crew (21st AFU):
W/O E. G. S. Monk, pilot,
F/O Arthur Hopewell, instructor,
F/Sgt Gordon Robinson, wireless operator. †

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford near Edale

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1945

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