Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, May 16, 1952 (1 killed), Bro...

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on May 16, 1952 near Brough Cumbria, United Kingdom with 1 fatality.

A No. 14 Advanced Flying Training School Oxford was on a training flight when the pilot had controllability problems and decided to abandon the aircraft. The parachute opened prematurely and pinned him against the fuselage and elevators, and the aircraft dove into a field near Brough, killing the pilot.

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