ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247647
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 September 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 8 AFTS RAF |
| Registration: | HM977 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dalcross, Inverness, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalcross, Inverness (EGPE) |
| RAF Dalcross, Inverness (EGPE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford T.Mk.II HM977, 8 AFTS,(Advanced Flying Training School), RAF Dalcross, Inverness. Delivered to 8 AFTS, RAF 31/7/1951. Written off (damaged beyond rwpair) 12/9/1951 when overshoot on landing at RAF Dalcross, Inverness, overran the runway, and skdded off the end of the runway, colliding with a fence and the perimeter hedge. No reported injuries to the crew.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.117 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Oxford, Consul & Envoy File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 2001 p 158)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.176
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2021 17:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Feb-2021 19:38 | werich | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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