ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157433
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 14 (P) AFU RAF |
| Registration: | BG197 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Starkholmes, near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.I BG197 of 14 (P) AFU, Royal Air Force, written off (destroyed) 3 March 1943: The pilot was completing a solo training sortie from RAF Ossington. En route, he lost his orientation and while descending, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Starkholmes, near Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Interestingly to crash where he did, the pilot must have been flying east, which is back towards where he took off from. The pilot - Sgt G.H. McIlraith, RNZAF - was killed.
Crew of Oxford BG197:
Sgt George Howard McIlraith,NZ405803, RNZAF (pilot) - KIA
Cause: The pilot became disoriented in flight.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1943/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-united-kingdom-7/]
2. https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/peak-district/airspeed-oxford-bg197-matlock/
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/02998.php
4. http://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.com/2008/02/airspeed-oxford-mki-bg197.html?m=0
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44749368
6. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/george-howard-mcilraith
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2013 02:53 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Aug-2017 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2018 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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