ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225225
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 RS RAF |
| Registration: | AS901 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bristol Channel, off Barry, South Glamorgan -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Athan, Glamorgan, South Wales |
This Oxford was assigned to 12 Radio School, RAF St. Athan. The engine cut out and the aircraft ditched into the Bristol Channel on 29th December 1943 off Barry, South Glamorgan (at approximate co ordinates 51.416902 N, 5.0057955 W).
No casualties or fatalities reported
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1985, Royal Air Force Aircraft AA100 to AZ999, p.96.
2. The Oxford, Consul & Envoy File, John F Hamlin (Air Britain 2001) p.124
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
4. https://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515386/details/airspeed-oxford-ii-as901
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2019 23:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 15:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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