V4226
Airspeed Oxford V4226, assigned to 381st Service Sqn, 7th Photo Recon Group, 8AF USAAF. Pilot Capt Walter J Simon was ferrying aircraft from AAF 234 to RAF Burnston, AF Derby. Upon landing aircraft skidded on grass and overshot airfield boundary. Damage: - Both props broken, skin torn and pitot tube broken.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Burnston Cl, Hartlepool, Hartlepool TS26 0EU, UK | 9 July 1944 | Pilot Capt Walter J Simon was ferrying aircraft from AAF 234 to RAF Burnston, AF Derby. Upon landing aircraft skidded on grass, over shooting airfield boundary. Damage caused: both props broken, skin torn and pitot tube broken. |
Manufactured |
Christchurch, Dorset, UK | Built at Airspeed. | |
Delivered |
England, UK | Delivered to RAF MU. | |
Assigned |
Mt Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | Assigned to 381st Service Sqn, 7th Photo Recon Group, 8AF USAAF. |