Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

The crew departed RAF Little Rissington on a night navigation exercise. While cruising northwest of Chipping Norton, the twin engine airplane collided with a RAF Vickers 416 Wellington IC registered T2557 that was also performing a training flight with a crew of six on board. Following the collision, the Oxford exploded in mid-air while the bomber crashed onto a garage. All eight crew members were killed. There were no injuries on the ground.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Edmund Downs, pilot,
Sgt John MacDonald Rankin, pilot.

The crew departed RAF Driffield on a gunnery training sortie. Immediately after takeoff, at a height of 12 feet, the starboard engine failed. The airplane lost height, crash landed and came to rest. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt H. Walmasley,
Sgt A. Payne,
Sgt G. Wildig.

The crew was performing a local training flight at the Warwick Landing Ground. The pilot-in-command already made three missed approach when he completed another landing. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced heavy and overshot. At a height of about 150 feet, the flaps were raised prematurely, causing the airplane to lose height. It collided with a tree and crashed. A pilot was killed and the second was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Edwin Henry Ridler, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Leonard Portman, pilot. †

While on a supply mission, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and was forced to attempted an emergency landing near Jahra, some 39 southwest of Kuwait City. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members escaped unhurt.

The crew was completing a training exercise at RAF Mildenhall. On approach, the airplane suffered a loss of engine power, stalled and crashed in a field nearby the airbase. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Neil Yeaman, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Jack Brewer, pilot, †
Sgt E. G. Cook, pilot.

The pilot was completing a solo training flight at RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. After touchdown, he lost control of the airplane that veered off runway and crashed into a ditch. The pilot escaped uninjured.

The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Wheaton Aston. While on the second approach at night, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed short of runway. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Charles Hibbs Doherty, pilot.

On approach to RAF Harlaxton, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to the night and low clouds. On short final, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in a field short of runway. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was injured. He was completing a mission on behalf of the Advanced Flying Unit.
Crew:
Sgt C. E. Caldwell, pilot.

The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at Blackpool Airport. On final approach, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford registered L4603 with also one pilot on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near a residential area located southeast of the airfield. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Orville Norman Elwell, pilot.

The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at Blackpool Airport. On final approach, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RAF Airspeed AS.10 Oxford registered X7063 with also one pilot on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed near a residential area located southeast of the airfield. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Maurice Daniel Duggan, pilot.