Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, Jun 1, 1940, Welbourn AFB Li...
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on June 1, 1940 near Welbourn AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach configuration...
- Date: June 1, 1940
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
- Location: Welbourn AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew.
An RAF College Airspeed Oxford Mk II on a training flight landed long at RAF Welbourn, Lincolnshire, after a wrong approach configuration. It could not stop on the runway, overran, struck a hedge and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots were unhurt.