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Date: | Sunday 3 August 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 11 FTS RAF |
Registration: | N4568 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Sychnant Pass, near Penmaenmawr, Powys, North Wales -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Airspeed AS.10 Oxford N4568 was assigned to 11 Fighter Training School (FTS) at RAF Shawbury. The pilot under training, L/AC T. W. Gurnell, (Service Number 1076375) was briefed to undertake local circuits of the airfield and practice landings, but became lost in the fog and low cloud (cloud ceiling 1,000 feet) and crashed in the Sychnant Pass near Penmaenmawr, Powys, North Wales, on 3 August 1941. (At approximate co ordinates 53.2750°N 3.8800°W). The aircraft burst into flames on impact, and the pilot was killed instantly. The crash location is within sight of the Sychnant Pass Hotel.
L/AC Gurnell had a total of 65 flying hours "under his belt". Of these 65 hours, 29 were flying solo, but only 3 were flying the Airspeed Oxford.
Sources:
1.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/WhatWeDo/Personnel/SPVA/AviationArchaeology.htm 2.
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/295456/details/air-crash-site-airspeed-oxford-n4568 2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-united-kingdom-2-killed-3/]
4. Final Descent: Air Crashes in Wales and the Borders By Terence Hill pages 51-52
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sychnant_Pass Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
04-Apr-2015 19:56 |
roundhead |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
19-Jan-2016 20:17 |
AlLach |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
27-Jul-2017 21:41 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
06-Dec-2018 17:45 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |