Incident Airspeed Oxford Mk I OY-DYI,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140297
 
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Date:Monday 20 February 1956
Time:
Type:Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:Jorgen C. Mortensen
Registration: OY-DYI
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Aarhus-Tirstrup Airport, Midtjylland -   Denmark
Phase: Approach
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark (EKCH)
Destination airport:Aarhius-Tirstrup Airport, Midtjylland, Denmark (EKAH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
OY-DYI: Oxford I (ex-RAF NJ294). Transferred to Royal Danish Air Force as 21-234, 15.11.1946. Withdrawn from use by/on 31.10.1954. Sold off for civilian use, and registered [CofA 371] 15.7.1955 to Jorgen C. Mortensen, Kastrup.

Written off when crashed at Tirstrup, Denmark 20.2.1956. The twin engine aircraft was en route from Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport to Aarhus, to perform an aerial photography mission. On approach to Aarhus-Tirstrup Airport, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances and was destroyed. Both occupants were rescued. Registration cancelled 17.10.1956 as "aircraft destroyed".

Sources:

1. http://www.oy-reg.dk/register/2363.html
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/airspeed%20oxford%20&%20consul.pdf
3. http://www.milfly.dk/pdf/oxforduk.pdf
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-aarhus
5. http://www.veteranflyklubben.dk/da/annex-ii-fly/veteranfly-flyregister/oy-dyi.aspx

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Dec-2011 14:46 Dr. John Smith Added
25-Jul-2017 23:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Mar-2019 17:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]

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