Accident Airspeed Oxford Mk I L4568, Saturday 1 February 1941
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Date:Saturday 1 February 1941
Time:
Type:Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Owner/operator:14 FTS RAF
Registration: L4568
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Destination airport:RAF Cranfield
Narrative:
Airspeed AS-10 Oxford Mk.I L4568 of 14 FTS, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1 February 1941 when crashed on take off from RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire. Both pilots were injured.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999, (James J. Halley, Air Britain, published 1991)
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1941/archives/crash-of-an-airspeed-as-10-oxford-in-cranfield-afb-uk/]
3. http://cranfieldexpress.com/Cranfield%20Airport%20-%20History1.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2012 11:05 Uli Elch Added
09-Aug-2017 17:55 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2017 17:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Dec-2017 18:42 Nepa Updated [Operator]
20-May-2024 19:04 Nepa Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator]

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