Date & Time:
May 21, 1942 at 0350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
W6649
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
PAC.0117
YOM:
1941
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.
Crew:
Sgt C. E. Caldwell, pilot.
