Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, May 13, 1944 (4 killed), Mel...
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on May 13, 1944 near Melton Mowbray Leicestershire, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control was assumed...
- Date: May 13, 1944
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
- Location: Melton Mowbray Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control was assumed to result from icing of the instruments or turbulence in cloud, but the cause was never confirmed.
Oxford I DF517 of No. 1655 Mosquito Training Unit took off from RAF Warboys at about 14:55 on 13 May 1944 on a training flight. It emerged from cloud out of control and broke up in the air, crashing near Great Dalby about 2.5 miles west of Melton Mowbray. All four crew were killed.