ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141469
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Gp BC CF RAF |
| Registration: | N4566 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bircotes, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircotes, South Yorkshire |
On 23rd June 1943 the pilot of this aircraft was undertaking a training flight when an engine failed, the aircraft lost height, struck a tree and crashed near Bircotes airfield. RAF Bircotes is a former Royal Air Force satellite airfield located within South Yorkshire and the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster and was formerly located within the boundary of Nottinghamshire.
The No. 1 Group Bomber Command Communications Flight, RAF, from RAF Bawtry were also present at Bircotes from April 1941. The unit had moved from RAF Hucknall and at Bircotes the unit was using Miles Masters, Airspeed Oxfords, Miles Martinets, Tomahawks and Westland Lysanders.
Sources:
1. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york43/n4566.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bircotes
3. Halpenny, Bruce. Action Stations 2; Military airfields of Lincolnshire and East Midlands. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK: Patrick Stephen Publishing, 1981. ISBN 0-85059-484-7.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 10:55 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Aug-2017 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:42 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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