ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22144
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Airspeed Oxford Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 5 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | P6803 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tarporley, 23 km ESE RAF Sealand, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sealand, Flintshire |
| RAF Sealand, Flintshire |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 17.1.1940: The crew was performing a training flight as part of 5 FTS at RAF Sealand, Flintshire. En route, pilots was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The aircraft crashed landed in Tarporley, some 23 km east-south-east of RAF Sealand. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, published 1996)
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airspeed-as10-oxford-i-tarporley
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 08:36 | Anon. | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 13:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 02-Jun-2017 21:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 19:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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