ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47819
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 September 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk2 |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | O-4 |
| MSN: | 2201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chièvres AB, Hainaut (EBCV) |
| Chièvres AB, Hainaut (EBCV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk.II EB761; transferred to the Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchtmacht) by/on 30 April 1947 as "O-4". Issued to 7 Squadron, 7 Wing and based at Chievres AB. Written off 20 September 1955; Crash landed at Chièvres AB, 1 nautical mile East South East of Chievres, Hainaut, Belgium. There were no injuries to the crew of 2, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=191&Itemid=281
2. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed%20Oxford/airspeed_oxford%20frontpage.htm
3. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1955/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-at-chievres-afb/
4. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Airspeed%20Oxford/Airspeed%20Oxford%20O-04.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%C3%A8vres_Air_Base#Cold_War_years
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jul-2017 00:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2017 00:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2019 18:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2022 20:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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