ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141485
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| Date: | Thursday 18 July 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4654 |
| MSN: | 120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, 40 km off Llandudno, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.I L4654: Written off (destroyed) 18 July 1940. En route, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Irish Sea, some 40 km off Llandudno. Some sources state that the aircraft was forced into the sea by a sudden down draught. Both crew were rescued while the aircraft was lost.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999,(James J. Halley, Air Britain, published 1991)
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-llandudno
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 11:12 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 13:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date] |
| 10-Aug-2017 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2017 20:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Mar-2019 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Source] |
| 18-May-2019 22:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 15:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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