Date:	Friday 27 April 1956
Time:	day
Type:	Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:	3/4 CAACU RAF
Registration:	PH318
MSN:	4148
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Exeter, Devon, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE)
Destination airport:	RAF Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk.I PH318 "45" of 3/4 CAACU (Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit), RAF. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27 April 1956: The crew was engaged in a local training sortie at Exeter Airport. After landing, the twin engine aircraft encountered difficulties to stop, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to a halt in a field. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who completed the landing at an excessive speed in full flap configuration and in strong cross winds conditions.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.180 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.192
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
5. Photo of accident on 27-4-56: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1336776
6. Photo of dumped wreckage at Exeter 17-5-1956: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1336777
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-exeter
8. http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=53965&d=1329395776

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-Mar-2013 22:21	Dr. John Smith	Added
02-Sep-2013 22:27	JINX	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jul-2017 23:29	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2018 21:14	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]
15-Jun-2020 01:35	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
15-Jun-2020 01:36	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
15-Jun-2020 07:47	stehlik49	Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator]