ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141519
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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1940 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College |
| Registration: | L4583 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Welbourn RLG, Welbourn, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Welbourn RLG, Welbourn, Lincolnshire |
Written off (destroyed) 1 june 1940 when crashed on approach to RAF Welbourn RLG (Relief Landing Ground): The crew was performing a training flight. Following a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft landed long. After touchdown, it was unable to stop within the remaining runway, overrun, hit a hedge and came to rest. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000-L9999, published 1996
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-raf-welbourn
3. http://www.raf-lincolnshire.info/digby/digby_crashes.htm
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1940-incident-logs#jun
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 12:32 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Jul-2017 21:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2019 20:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 17-Dec-2019 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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