ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17513
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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 32 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | AS625 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile north of Buttress RLG, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Buttress RLG, Saskatchewan |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford AS625: Assigned to the Empire Air Training Scheme, on 18 November 1941, Taken on strength by No. 2 Training Command
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 13 November 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category B damage at Calgary airport at 10:05 on 1 February 1942. To Aircraft Repair for crash repairs on 7 April 1942, noted with 127:25 logged time on the airframe.
Back to No. 4 Training Command on 24 June 1942. To Aircraft Repair for crash repairs again, 30 October 1942 to 8 January 1943. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 25 March 1943.
Written off (destroyed) in a Category A crash on 8 July 1943 1 mile north of relief field at Buttress, Saskatchewan. Collided with Oxford AS229 while both aircraft were attempting to land.
Application to write off from No. 4 Training Command dated 17 August 1943. Last date: 25 August 1943 - Struck off charge, reduced to spares and produce
Crew of Oxford AS625:
Flying Officer (118740) Benedikt Blatný DFM (Pilot) RAFVR - killed
LAC (788331) Svatoplunk Maly (Pilot) RAFVR- killed
Sources:
1. http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/Items/Durrington/Durrington%20-%20WW2%20Roll%20of%20Honour%20-%20Alfred%20Charles%20Channon.pdf
2. https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0040/00000095.pdf
3. https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12353/1096
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2850547/benedikt-blatny/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2850585/svatopluk-maly/
6. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 9 July 1943, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2008 02:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Apr-2008 10:38 | Nepa | Updated |
| 06-Aug-2017 00:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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