ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141527
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 6 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | R6396 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.II R6396: Delivered to the RAF in August 1940. Written off (destroyed) when crashed 26th August 1941: hit trees whilst attempting a night landing at RAF Chipping Norton, killing both crew on board.
Leading aircraftman (L/AC) Rudolf Herland, Royal Norwegian Air Force, pilot instructor attached to 6 Flying Training School, aged 24. His body was repatriated to Norway.
Leading aircraftman (L/AC) Vincent Chester Stewart Rhodes Newman, Royal Air Force, pilot under training, 6 Flying Training School, aged 25. He is buried in Little Rissington churchyard. He was married to Margaret Newman and lived at 12, Oaklands, Isleworth, Middlesex.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, published 1996)
2. http://www.chippingnortonbritishlegion.com/wartime-plane-crashes-around-chipping-norton.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 12:52 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 28-Jul-2017 16:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2017 16:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2017 16:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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