ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16179
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| Date: | Thursday 10 October 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | L4659 |
| MSN: | 126 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Province -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq |
| RAF Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.I L4659 of 4 FTS, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10 October 1940. The crew was completing a training flight. Shortly after touchdown, a tyre burst. The aircraft swerved, veered off runway and came to rest. Both occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause of accident: Tyre burst on landing.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-habbaniya-afb
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2008 16:53 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Aug-2017 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2018 18:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Mar-2019 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 23-Mar-2019 12:29 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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