Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Leadenham: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 2, 1943 at 1200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AB761
Survivors:
No
MSN:
PAC.0213
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was engaged in a solo training flight. While cruising in a snowstorm, he lost his bearings and attempted to ascertain his location when the airplane hit a tree and crashed in a field located in Leadenham, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt J. M. Allen, pilot.
Crew:
Sgt J. M. Allen, pilot.
