ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65535
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| Date: | Thursday 3 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1221 |
| MSN: | 2599 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wigram AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Airspeed Oxford Mk.I N4654. Built by de Havilland Ltd, Hatfield, England. Brought On Charge with Unit No.1, RNZAF Hobsonville on 24 April 1940. Allocated RNZAF Serial NZ1221.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when collided with Oxford NZ1303 during a training flight on 3 September 1942 near Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand while being operated by No.1 SFTS. Following the collision, the first aircraft dove into the ground and crashed, killing all three crew on board Oxford NZ1221. Written off books at RNZAF Wigram on 2 October 1942.
Oxford Mk.I NZ1303 (ex-RAF Oxford P8847) landed safely at Wigram, Canterbury; it was repaired and returned to service, being struck off charge on 10 July 1947 (post war)
The file Accidents : Oxford NZ 1221 : Wigram : 3/9/1942 F/O CARSWELL J H M and AC2 MOAR C W has been checked.
There were no fatalities from this incident.
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1942/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-wigram-afb-3-killed/]
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/nz-serials/nzoxford.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2009 16:40 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Oct-2009 13:30 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2012 12:45 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2013 07:20 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 08-Aug-2017 15:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2021 10:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Aug-2023 05:40 | sooty59 | Updated [[Location]] |
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