Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, Oct 18, 1943 (1 killed), Glo...
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on October 18, 1943 near Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot probably missed the...
- Date: October 18, 1943
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
- Location: Glossop Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot probably missed the Shawbury beacon, which had failed, and became lost.
An Airspeed Oxford of 21 Advanced Flying Unit took off from Wheaton Aston on a solo night navigation flight on 18 October 1943 and was lost shortly after take off. The wreck was found near Margary Hill in the Peak District on 23 October 1943, and the pilot, P/O Denis Patrick Kyne, was killed.