ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56800
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| Date: | Friday 24 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 21 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | R5997 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westacre Junction, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bulawayo, Kumalo, Southern Rhodesia |
| RAF Bulawayo, Kumalo, Southern Rhodesia |
Airspeed Oxford Mk.I R5997' Delivered July 1940. Transferred to the Southern Rhodesian Air Force (SRAF), and struck off RAF charge 22 October 1940. Issued to 21 SFTS at RAF Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Written off (destroyed) when crashed 24 April 1942 at Westacre Junction, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia: Both pilots were engaged in a training flight on behalf of the 21st Army Training School. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided with birds that hit the right wing and the right engine. The crew was forced to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in an open field. On touch down, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and slid for several yards before coming to rest. Both crew escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
1. Aircraft Accident Record Card (Air Ministry Form 1180), RAF Museum, Hendon, London
2. http://www.int-birdstrike.org/Athens_Papers/IBSC27%20WPI-2.pdf)
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999, (James J. Halley, Air Britain, published 1996 page 38)
4. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1942/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-zimbabwe/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2008 14:26 | WJR | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 13:21 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 07:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 08-Aug-2017 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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