ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141489
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Date: | Wednesday 21 February 1940 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RAF |
Registration: | L4607 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Bibury, NE of Cirencester, Gloucestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Bibury, Gloucestershire |
Destination airport: | RAF South Cerney, Gloucestershire |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) 21 February 1940: Crashed shortly after take off from RAF Bibury, north east of Cirencester, Gloucestershire (at approximate co ordinates: 51°46′53″N 01°50′10″W). While on initial climb out, the aircraft hit trees and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
2.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-raf-bibury 3.
http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bibury Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2012 11:17 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
24-Jul-2017 21:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Dec-2017 18:32 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
21-Mar-2019 20:02 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Source] |
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