ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65528
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| Date: | Thursday 20 November 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1226 |
| MSN: | 2606 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Woodbourne AFB, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Woodbourne AFB, Blenheim, Marlborough |
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.II N4682: Built by de Havilland Ltd, Hatfield, England. Brought On Charge with Unit No.1, RNZAF Hobsonville on 24 April 1940. Assigned RNZAF Serial NZ1226. Issued to No.2 SFTS, Woodbourne.
Written off (destroyed) 20 November 1941: The pilot was engaged in a night training flight. Shortly after take off from Woodbourne Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion at Goultier Hill, some 3 miles (5 km) from the airfield. The pilot was killed.
Crew of Oxford NZ1226:
L/AC Felix Ulenberg, pilot - killed
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-woodbourne-afb-1-killed-2/]
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
3. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/miscairdeaths.html
4. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/felix-patrick-ulenberg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 16:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Sep-2009 13:49 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Jan-2012 01:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 01:32 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:43 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2016 23:14 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2017 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2017 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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