ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291453
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| Date: | Thursday 3 June 1943 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 20 (P) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | V3821 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kingston Bagpuize -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kingston Bagpuize |
Aircraft was on a training flight, it collided in mid air with Oxford Mk I X6871 also from 20 (P) AFU. Witness reports state the two aircraft we interlocked, described as a large biplane in a flat spin. The 2 excraft were completely destroyed in the crash and ensuing fire. All 5 aboard the 2 Oxfords perished.
Crew:
Instructor Pilot: 122251 Flying Officer Ronald Charles Wood (RAFVR)
Student Pilot: 564068 Warrant Officer Donald James Innes-Smith (RAFVR)
Passenger: J/15267 Flying Officer Jack Standish Banks (RCAF)
Sources:
Personnel record of J/15267 Flying Officer Jack Standish Banks (RCAF)
RCAF wartime archives containing the actual accident report
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=Can+11620&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2421531
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=15267&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=%09V3821&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 14:02 | tachel | Added |
| 07-Oct-2022 15:06 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
| 03-May-2023 21:59 | Nepa | Updated [[Source]] |
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