ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59853
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Wg Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | O-14 |
| MSN: | 815 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Koksijde AFB, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Koksijde Air Base, Koksidje, Veurne, Belgium (EBFN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford R6106: delivered July 1940. RAF service with 15 FTS, 15 (P) AFU, and 3 FTS. Struck off RAF charge 16 December 1946. Refurbished for service with the Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchtmacht) and delivered in June 1947. On March 17th, 1948 Airspeed Oxford O-14 had a landing mishap at Brustem airfield, when the undercarriage collapsed on landing, and the aircraft went off the runway. Repaired and returned to service.
Substantially damaged again 27 September 1950 in a collision on the ground with Gloster Meteor F.4 EF-47 while taxiing at Koksidje Air Base, Koksijde, 1 nautical mile north northwest of Veurne, Belgium. However, repaired and returned to service: Destroyed in a fatal crash on Mount Eifel, Lammdersdorf, West Germany, 5 August 1953, killing all four on board (see link #5)
Sources:
1. http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+2%3A+EF25+-+EF48
2. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed%20Oxford/airspeed_oxford%20frontpage.htm
3. Royal Air Force Aircaft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980, page 38)
4. Photo of 17 March 1948 accident: http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed%20Oxford/Airspeed%20Oxford%20O-14.html
5. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=47811
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 1953 | O-14 | 1 Wg Belgische Luchtmacht | 4 | near Lammersdorf |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2009 23:05 | MikeG | Added |
| 28-Jul-2017 18:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2017 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Jan-2019 17:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 22:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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