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Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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Harwell - Abingdon

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The airplane departed RAF Harwell on a navigation exercise to RAF Abingdon. On approach, the left engine failed and the airplane crashed near the airbase. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Andrew McConnochie, pilot,
P/O Harry Maynard Walsh, pilot,
Sgt Louis Charles Joseph Marien, observer,
Sgt Marten William Foxon, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Jackson Kemp, wireless operator,
Sgt Edward Murch, air gunner.

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Failure of the left engine on final approach.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Wantage

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1941 at 0350 LT

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N2802

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Stradishall - Stradishall

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The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2220LT on September 13 on an operation to Brest. While returning to base the following night, it crashed for unknown reasons near Wantage Hospital. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Nicholls,
Sgt Klassen,
Sgt Jordan,
Sgt Swan,
Sgt W. J. Gibbons,
Sgt Trevillian.

Crash of an Airspeed AS:10 Oxford II at RAF Chipping Norton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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R6396

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Chipping Norton - Chipping Norton

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2817

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1940

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Chipping Norton. While on a night approach, the airplane descended too low, clipped trees and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
LAC Rudolf Herland, pilot instructor,
LAC Vincent Chester Stewart Rhodes Newman, student pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II near Weston-on-the-Green: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0015 LT

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W6629

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PAC.0097

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1941

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The airplane was engaged in a night training flight when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near the airfield of Weston-on-the-Green. Sole on board, the pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Colin Paget Blair, pilot.

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Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0010 LT

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R6156

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The airplane was engaged in night training exercise when it was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in Tackley, north of Kidlington. Sole on board, the pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt E. Julin-Olsen, pilot.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II near RAF Akeman Street: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941 at 0346 LT

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V3685

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Brize Norton - Brize Norton

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3210

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1941

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The pilot departed RAF Brize Norton on a night solo training exercise. En route, the airplane was shot down by a JU.88 and crashed in the vicinity of RAF Akeman Street. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Ralph Stanley Smith, pilot.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Ground accident of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Brize Norton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941

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Avro 652 Anson

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R9761

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Taxiing

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Positioning

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While taxiing for takeoff, the twin engine aircraft was hit by a Bristol Blenheim that crashed upon landing. The Anson was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured. Two days later, he died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
Cpt Harald Julius Hansen, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Brize Norton

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1941

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P8987

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Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Brize Norton - Brize Norton

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Brize Norton. On approach, one of the engine failed and the airplane stalled and crash landed near the airfield. Both occupants were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

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Engine failure on approach.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Chiselhampton Hill: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1941 at 0240 LT

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Z6667

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