Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, Dec 16, 1941 (4 killed), Bir...
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on December 16, 1941 near Birdlings Flat Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand with 4 fatalities.
- Date: December 16, 1941
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
- Location: Birdlings Flat Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Airspeed Oxford of 1 SFTS left Birdlings Flat for Wigram in heavy rain and low cloud on 16 December 1941. About ten minutes after takeoff it hit a mountain slope in Gebbies Valley, south of Christchurch, and all four occupants were killed.