Incident Airspeed Oxford Mk I 21-229,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182371
 
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Date:Tuesday 3 May 1949
Time:day
Type:Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:2 LF Flyvevåbnet
Registration: 21-229
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Værløse AB (EKVL) -   Denmark
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Værløse AB, Denmark (EKVL)
Destination airport:Værløse AB, Denmark (EKVL)
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk.I LX605. Refurbished for service with the Flyvevåbnet (Royal Danish Air Force) and delivered 15 November 1946. Issued to 2 LF at Værløse AB

Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Værløse AB, Denmark on 3 May 1949; Undercarriage collapsed on landing and aircraft overturned (see photo in link #3)

Sources:

1. http://www.milfly.dk/pdf/oxford.pdf
2. https://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/history%20acft%20dk.pdf
3. https://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/album%20dk.pdf (page 160)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Dec-2015 12:43 JINX Added
30-Dec-2015 21:11 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
11-Jan-2016 17:43 TB Updated [Location, Source]
30-Jul-2017 18:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Apr-2020 16:17 Reno Raines Updated [Operator, Operator]

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