Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II near Westacre Junction

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5997
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bulawayo - Bulawayo
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Both pilots were engaged in a training flight on behalf of the 21st Army Training School. En route, the twin engine aircraft collided with birds that hit the right wing and the right engine. The crew was forced to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing in an open field. Upon touchdown, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and slid for several yards before coming to rest. Both crew escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Bird strike.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Brize Norton

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V3470
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3180
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane overshot on landing. The crew attempted a go around procedure when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both crew members were rescued.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Church Fenton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942 at 0525 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V3990
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Church Fenton. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase at night, he lost control of the airplane that crashed north of the airfield. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hylton George Cullen, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I off New Zealand: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1942 at 2114 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ278
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wigram - Wigram
MSN:
0500
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Wigram Airbase on a training exercise. While flying in poor weather conditions, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the New Zealand coast. SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the airplane nor the crew was found.
Crew (1st ATS):
LAC Verdun Godfrey,
LAC Cecil Cook,
LAC Donald Paterson.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4137
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton Morley - Swanton Morley
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4063 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Ben Johnson, pilot,
Sgt Stephen Harry Robinson, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Bawdeswell: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4063
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swanton
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Swanton Morley on a training exercise. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine airplane collided in mid-air with a second RAF Oxford registered V4137 and also carrying a crew of two out from the same airbase. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and were destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Donald Mcleod Craik, pilot,
Sgt Everard Howard Hawken, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Dunholme Lodge: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AT659
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dunholme Lodge - Dunholme Lodge
MSN:
3828
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at RAF Dunholme Lodge. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane collided with high tension wires and crashed south of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lloyd Donald James Crozier, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Dunbar Dakin, pilot,
F/O Hugh Martin McGuffie, pilot.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Middleton St George

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942 at 1155 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4139
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Middleton St George - Middleton St George
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Middleton Saint George. On final approach, at an altitude of 600 feet, the airplane suffered a loss of engine power, stalled and crashed. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
S/L I. R. C. MacPherson,
P/O D. K. Hulme,
P/O A. E. Holt.
Probable cause:
Loss of engine power on final approach.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Loch Laidon

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4597
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cambridge – Kinloss
MSN:
0064
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was in charge to convoy the airplane from Cambridge to RAF Kinloss for maintenance. While cruising in poor weather conditions over Scotland, the right engine failed. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude, the pilot attempted an emergency landing on the frozen Loch Laidon and the airplane came to rest near the shore. The pilot found help and was later transferred to his base while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
William Silver Edgar, pilot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine in flight.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Boscombe Down

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4614
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
South Cerney - Boscombe Down
MSN:
0081
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF South Cerney on a training mission to RAF Boscombe Down on behalf of the 3rd Army Training School. On final approach, the crew initiated a go around when the airplane struck the roof of a hangar, stalled and crashed. Both pilots were injured and the airplane was destroyed.