ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248354
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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE Boscombe Down |
| Registration: | NM692 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) |
| Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Airspeed Oxford Mk.i NM692. Delivered to A&AEE Boscombe Down 11/7/1950. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/3/1952: lost power due to engine failure on take off from Boscombe Down and aircraft failed to maintain or gain altitude. The undercarriage collapsed in the consequent emergency landing. Aircraft written off but crew survied uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.124 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.227
3. The Oxford Consul & Rmvoy File (John F Hamlin, Air Britain, 2001 p. 185
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2021 01:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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