Date:	Thursday 4 November 1948
Time:	day
Type:	Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:	1689 Flt RAF
Registration:	PK293
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Ibstock, 3 miles South of Coalville, Leicestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire (X3HU)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Airspeed Oxford T.1 PK293, 1689 (Bomber Defence Training) Flight, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4-11-48 when crashed near Ibstock, 3 miles South of Coalville, Leicestershire

The Oxford was being used to transport personnel and equipment between units. A rubber sheeting walkway on the port wing centre section became detached during the flight, and began to flap around in slipstream, causing a serious disturbance to the airflow over the tail unit.

The pilot experienced severe buffeting of the tailplane, and extreme difficulty in retaining control of the aircraft, resulting in a forced landing in a field near Ibstock. No reported casualties or injuries to the crew.

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.444
3. The Oxford Consul & Envoy File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 2001)
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibstock

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
06-Sep-2013 19:35	JINX	Added
01-Nov-2018 19:51	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]