Date:	Monday 9 November 1942
Time:	03:50
Type:	Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:	6 (P) AFU RAF
Registration:	AB694
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:	RAF Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

Narrative:
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.I AB694 of 6 (P) AFU, Royal Air Fore, written off (destroyed) 9 November 1942 when crashed at RAF Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Shortly after take off, while on a night training exercise, the aircraft failed to gain height, hit trees located past the runway end and crashed. Both pilots were killed.

Flying Officer (015144) H A KALLEND (Instructor) RAF - killed
Sgt (1055351) James GREENALL (Pupil) RAFVR - killed
"He rose on the wings of the morning to meet his heavenly Father"

Cause: It was determined that the aircraft was unable to gain sufficient height after rotation because the elevator trim was incorrectly set by the crew.

1. RAF Museum, Hendon - Accident Card (Air ministry Form 1180)
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1942/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-i-in-raf-chipping-norton-2-killed/]
3. https://howardkelsey.blogspot.com/2016/01/qualified-average-on-oxfords-3pafu-nov.html
4. http://www.chippingnortonbritishlegion.com/wartime-plane-crashes-around-chipping-norton.php

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Mar-2013 10:46	NickGreenall	Added
01-Mar-2013 11:17	Anon.	Updated [Location]
06-Aug-2017 22:26	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Feb-2018 19:36	Nepa	Updated [Time, Operator]