ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141473
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| Date: | Sunday 2 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AOS RAF |
| Registration: | AT486 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caw Fell near Ennerdale, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Millom, Cumberland |
| RAF Millom, Cumberland |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.II AT486: Written off (destroyed) 2 November 1941 when crashed at Caw Fell, near Ennerdale, Cumberland. The crew was engaged in a cross country navigation exercise and left RAF Millom in the morning. While flying in cloudy conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of the 697 metre (2,287 feet) Caw Fell, located near Ennerdale, Cumberland (at approximate Coordinates: 54°29′10″N 3°20′35″W). Both crew members were killed.
Crew of Oxford AT486:
Sgt Charles-André Des Baillets, RCAF (R79007) pilot, killed: Buried Haverigg Churchyard, Millom, Cumbria.
L/AC Henry Hodgkinson, observer (RAF 1176415) trainee observer: Buried Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby (Sec.F. Grave 2065).
The crash site was not located immediately, and the crew were initially recorded as missing prior to the site being located.
Sources:
1. https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/lake-district/airspeed-oxford-at486-caw-fell/
2. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
3. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/lakes/at486.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caw_Fell
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 10:59 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Aug-2017 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 19:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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