Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near RAF Fulbeck: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1941 at 2245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R6107
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching RAF Cranwell when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Fulbeck, west of the airfield. A crew was killed and a second was injured.
crew:
F/Lt Desmond Eernest Crosbie Trench, pilot, †
F/O D. M. Egan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Brize Norton

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P1922
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Brize Norton
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local solo training flight at RAF Brize Norton. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. He was injured.
Crew:
LAC J. S. J. Hamilton-Smartin, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Alton Barnes: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P1081
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Alton Barnes - Alton Barnes
MSN:
PAC.0012
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Alton Barnes. It crashed on approach for unknown reasons, killing both pilots.
Crew:
Sgt Hector Ernest Bennett, pilot,
Sgt Frank Gordon Percy Shaw, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Cranfield

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4568
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cranfield - Cranfield
MSN:
35
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed upon takeoff at RAF Cranfield for unknown reasons. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O D. Wisdom,
LAC W. C. Bone,
LAC T. F. Wilmot,
LAC J. C. W. King.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at Wigram AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1941 at 0310 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ256
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wigram - Wigram
MSN:
455
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a solo training mission at Wigram AFB and was supposed to complete several touch & go manoeuvres. Following a circuit in the vicinity of the airfield, he landed briefly and then increased the engine power for a new takeoff procedure. While in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed 3 km from the airbase, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Allan Henry McIver, pilot.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I off Herne Bay: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V3540
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Prestwick - Squires Gate - Kidlington
MSN:
3028
YOM:
1941
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The famous pilot Amy Johnson was completing a ferry flight from Prestwick to Kidlington to deliver the airplane. She departed Prestwick Airport on January 4 but was forced to divert to RAF Squires Gate near Blackpool due to poor weather conditions. She spent a night at Squires Gate, then took off on January 5 on a flight which should take some 90 minutes. Four and a half hours later, lost above a solid cloud layer and probably out of fuel, she baled out over the Thames Estuary. Her parachute and falling aircraft were sighted by the ships in a convoy and a gallant attempt was made to save her by the captain of a Royal Navy escort ship who dived into the freezing water to rescue her. He died later from exposure. Tragically, this effort was to no avail and Amy was drowned. Her body was never recovered.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Ashhurst: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1940 at 0750 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R6226
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ohakea - Ohakea
MSN:
2690
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission out from Ohakea AFB. While completing a sharp turn at low height, the crew lost control of the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed on two farmhouses. Both pilots were killed.
Crew (3rd SFTS):
Sgt Rex Brooke-Taylor,
LAC Thomas Alexander.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II at RAF Cranwell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1940 at 1205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P1071
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
MSN:
PAC.0002
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Cranwell on a local solo training mission. After takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the airplane entered a dive and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC Vernon Ferguson Le Feuvre Allen, pilot.
Probable cause:
The aircraft was found to be trimmed tail-heavy.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I at RAF Akeman Street

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4552
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brize Norton - Akeman Street
MSN:
19
YOM:
1937
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Brize Norton on a solo training flight to RAF Akeman Street. On final approach at night, he failed to realize his altitude was too low. The airplane impacted trees and crashed short of runway. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cdt J. E. Chilvers.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Woodchester: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P1078
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
PAC.0009
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a solo training exercise when the airplane collided with high tension wires and crashed near Woodchester. The pilot LAC Andrew O'Neil Wontner-Smith was killed.