Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, Apr 1, 1940, Sealand AFB (Sh...
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on April 1, 1940 near Sealand AFB (Shotwick AFB) Flintshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The landing gear...
- Date: April 1, 1940
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
- Location: Sealand AFB (Shotwick AFB) Flintshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The landing gear retracted prematurely during the take off run.
Airspeed Oxford L4569 of RAF Sealand was on a training exercise on 1 April 1940 with two student pilots and an instructor. During the take off run the landing gear retracted prematurely, and the aircraft skidded on its belly and came to rest on the runway. All three occupants were uninjured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.