Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, Oct 22, 1948, Finningley AFB...
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on October 22, 1948 near Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot was out of...
- Date: October 22, 1948
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
- Location: Finningley AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot was out of practice, having not flown for four years and with only about 30 minutes on type.
An RAF Airspeed Oxford on a local training sortie at RAF Finningley made a heavy landing that damaged the undercarriage. On a later landing attempt the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its belly. Both pilots were uninjured and the aircraft was written off.