Accident Airspeed Oxford Mk I V3901,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141464
 
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Date:Tuesday 12 December 1944
Time:
Type:Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:18 (P) AFU RAF
Registration: V3901
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lower Catesby, 4 miles SW of Daventry, Northamptonshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Church Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire
Destination airport:RAF Church Lawford, Warwickshire
Narrative:
Oxford V3901: Struck pylons on the radio station near Rugby. 12/12/1944
Crashed at Lower Catesby, 4 miles south west of Daventry, Northamptonshire (at Approximate co ordinates 52.2313°N 1.2474°W).
Crew:
F/Sgt (1802038) Peter Gordon COCKLIN (instr. Pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (NZ4213922) William James Alexander PENNEY (Pilot u/t) RNZAF - killed

Sources:

1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1944.htm
2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60118356
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Catesby

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2012 10:44 Uli Elch Added
03-Aug-2017 21:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Aug-2017 00:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date]
16-Oct-2018 19:59 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Aug-2022 18:39 Nepa Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]

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