Date & Time:
May 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4603
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Blackpool - Blackpool
MSN:
70
YOM:
1938
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at Blackpool Airport. On final approach, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford registered X7063 with also one pilot on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near a residential area located southeast of the airfield. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Daniel Duggan, pilot.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Daniel Duggan, pilot.
