Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in West Eyreton: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 29, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
NZ1375
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wigram - Wigram
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night training mission. After departure from Wigram AFB, the pilot continued the flight at low altitude under the cloud base when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a prairie. A crewman was killed while both others were injured.
Crew (1st SFTS):
P/O F. Moran,
LAC A. Broad,
LAC Graham Browne. †
Crew (1st SFTS):
P/O F. Moran,
LAC A. Broad,
LAC Graham Browne. †
