ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25250
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 December 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 AFTS RAF |
| Registration: | PK294 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Morar Forest, Ross & Cromarty -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalcross, Inverness-shire |
| RAF Dalcross, Inverness-shire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed Oxford Mk.I PK294/"15", 8 AFTS (Advanced Flying Training School), RAF: Delivered to 8 AFTS on 17 June 1951. Written off (destroyed) December 2, 1952: During a training sortie, while cruising at low altitude, the crew made a sharp turn to the left when the left wing hit tree tops. The twin engine aircraft lost height and crashed in flames in the Morar Forest, Ross & Cromarty, killing both pilots.
Crew of Oxford PK294:
Flying Officer William Harper WILSON, RAF (QFI Flying Instructor Pilot, aged 25) - killed in service 2/12/1952
Acting Pilot Officer Michael William PERRYMAN, RAF (Pupil Pilot Under Instrucrtion) - killed in service 2/12/1952
Cause: Poor judgment on part of the crew.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents, Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.138 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 316
3. The Oxford, Consul & Envoy File (John F Hamlin, Air BrItian, 2001 p.196)
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
5. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-t1-gloucester-2-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2013 19:37 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2017 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2018 16:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Mar-2021 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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