The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the Second World War.
The Oxford was developed by Airspeed during the 1930s in response to a requirement for a capable trainer aircraft that conformed with Specification T.23/36, which had been issued by the British Air Ministry. Its basic design is derived from the company's earlier AS.6 Envoy, a commercial passenger aircraft. Performing its maiden flight on 19 June 1937, it was quickly put into production as part of a rapid expansion of the Royal Air Force (RAF) in anticipation of a large-scale conflict.
As a consequence of the outbreak of war, many thousands of Oxfords were ordered by Britain and its allies, including Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. Following the end of the conflict, the Oxford continued to achieve export sales for some time, equipping the newly formed air forces of Egypt, India, Israel, and Yugoslavia. It was considered to be a capable trainer aircraft throughout the conflict, as well as being used a general-purpose type. A large number of Oxfords have been preserved on static display. Wikipedia
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Assembled at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To Advanced Training Squadron at Trenton on 14 July 1939. Category C damage at Trenton at 20:10 on 10 October 1939. To Camp Borden with Advanced Training Squadron on 22 January 1940. To No. 1 Training Command on 1 April 1940. To Canadian Vickers Ltd. for modifications, 1 May to 16 September 1941. To No. 4 Training Command when completed, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Category A crash at 16:30 on 29 January 1942, at RCAF Station Penhold, Alberta. Aircraft stalled on approach, after height test. 2011-09-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;Trenton
Assembled at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To Advanced Training Squadron at Trenton on 15 July 1939. To Camp Borden with this Squadron 17 July to 12 August 1939, then back to Trenton. Category A crash 2 miles east of Trenton at 11:45 on 29 November 1939. Stalled and spun in during tight low level turn while practicing air to ground firing. All 4 on board killed. To stored reserve at Trenton on 16 January 1940. Had 244:35 logged time when struck off. Appears to be first RCAF Oxford loss. 2012-05-211 Central Flying School, RCAF Station Trenton. Oxford II aircraft 1509 was one of a two aircraft flight returning from a training flight to the Air Firing and Bombing Range at Consecon, Ontario when it stalled and crashed two miles east of RCAF Station Trenton with the loss of the aircraft and the four crew members aboard
Pilot Officer L A Clements (RCAF), Pilot Officer L G Lee (RCAF), Pilot Officer G T Maher (RCAF) and Leading Aircraftman L S Stempel (RCAF) were all killed in this flying training accident
This may have been the first RCAF Oxford loss
Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Assembled at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. To Advanced Training Squadron at Trenton on 18 September 1939. To Borden with this Squadron on 22 January 1940. To No. 1 Training Command on 1 April 1940. Category C damage at Borden on 9 April 1940. To Canadian Vickers Ltd. for modifications on 9 August 1941, with 677:35 logged time. To No. 4 Training Command on 5 March 1942, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Winter conversion kit installed at No. 34 SFTS, reported complete on 30 April 1942. Category B damage at 15:30 on 29 May 1942, while serving at No. 34 Service Flying Training School. Aircraft overshot on forced landing field and struck a ditch. To Aircraft Repair in Edmonton for repairs, 8 June to 19 October 1942. To No. 4 Training Command when completed. Scrapped by No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw. 2011-09-10Known Squadron Assignments: ;14
14 Advanced Flying Unit, RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire. Oxford II aircraft AB 665 collided in flight with Lancaster I aircraft L 7545 UG-S during a training flight. Both aircraft crashed at Burton Lodge, two miles south-east of Melton Mowbray, England
Both aircrews were killed in this flying accident, two RCAF crew members on Oxford AB 665 and eight RAF (two flight engineers) crew members on Lancaster L 7545 UG-S
Sergeant J A Lemmerick (RCAF) and Sergeant A A Moors (RCAF), both pilots in training, were killed on Oxford AB 665
Sergeant Lemmerick was BROTHER to Flying Officer G E Lemmerick (RCAF) who was killed 1944-01-29 in 419 Squadron Halifax JP 119 VR-O on a raid against targets in Berlin, Germany
Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
Taken on strength at No. 1 Wireless School at St. Hubert, Quebec. With the Test and Development Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario from 2 August 1941, for "comparative test". To No. 4 Training Command on 27 September 1941, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Category A crash while with this School. 2014-01-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 5 August 1941, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Category C7 damage at Medicine Hat aerodrome at 17:15 on 3 February 1942, while being operated solo by student pilot. Winter conversion kit installed at No. 34 SFTS by 30 April 1942. To Aircraft Repair at Edmonton, Alberta for overhaul, 11 March to 10 July 1943. To No. 4 Training Command when completed. With No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan when it suffered a Category A crash on 13 March 1944. At least one fatality. Request to scrap dated 24 March 1944. 2014-09-16Known Squadron Assignments: ;34
Taken on strength at RCAF Station Dartmouth, NS. To No. 4 Training Command on 18 August 1941, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Stalled at low altitude on take off from Medicine Hat at 16:00 on 16 September 1941 and crashed. Lone occupant, LAC Barrington Vincent Castle, RAF died shortly after being removed from the wreckage. (RCAF record Card reports in error that the pilot was LAC V.C. Barrington.) Report found elevator trim set full nose up before takeoff. Inspection report dated 18 September 1941 recommended scrapping. Approval to scrap sent to No. 34 SFTS on 10 November 1941. 2014-09-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 25 September 1941, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Category A crash at 15:00 on 10 March 1942. Collided with Oxford AS674 at 30 foot altitude, while landing at practice field at Innisfall, Alberta. Both aircraft received a red warning light but apparently ignored it. Final report said sun position may have made it difficult for both aircraft to see the light. Student pilot LAC R.A. Stevens, RAF killed in this aircraft, no injuries in other aircraft. Had 277:40 logged time when struck off 2014-09-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 26 August 1941, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Winter conversion kit installed at this School by 4 June 1942. To Aircraft Repair for overhaul, 27 October 1942 to 29 January 1943. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 25 March 1943. Crashed on 19 August 1943, while with No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Back to Aircraft Repair on 20 October 1943, but declared Category A and not repaired. 2014-09-25Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Taken on strength at No. 1 Port Detachment at Halifax, NS. To No. 2 Training Command on 28 August 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Category B damage at 09:15 on 4 October 1941. Location reported as "Hamlyn", this is probably the Hamlin relief field, 8 miles north of the main aerodrome at North Battleford, which opened on 4 September 1941. To No. 4 Training Command, with No. 35 SFTS on 10 November 1941. Category A crash on 22 November 1943. 2015-01-13Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Taken on strength at No. 1 Port Detachment at Halifax, NS. To No. 2 Training Command on 27 August 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. To No. 4 Training Command with this School on 10 November 1941. Category A crash at 10:15 on 15 March 1942, near Meota, Saskatchewan (about 20 miles north-north-west of North Battleford aerodrome). Struck frozen surface of Lake Jackfish in a vertical dive. Official investigation report criticized School for allowing night time solo flight in aircraft not fitted with dual controls, by students with low ceiling. LAC R. Waugh and 19 year old LAC B.D. Wickham, both RAF, killed. Scrapped by 35 SFTS. 2015-02-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Taken on strength at No. 1 Port Detachment at Halifax, NS. To No. 4 Training Command on 17 September 1941, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Winter conversion kit installed at 36 SFTS by 2 July 1942. To Aircraft Repair in Edmonton, Alberta for repairs following a Category B crash, 28 July to 2 November 1942. Back to No. 4 Training Command when completed. Category A crash on 8 July 1943. 2015-01-26Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 2 Training Command on 21 August 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. To No. 4 Training Command with this School on 10 November 1941. Winter conversion kit installed while at this School. Category A crash on 3 January 1942. Student pilot attempted go around from bounce at Brada relief field, but retracted flaps instead of undercarriage. Aircraft stalled and impacted ground. LAC O. Firman, RAF, killed. Application to write off dated 16 November 1942. 2015-02-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 2 Training Command on 8 September 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. To No. 4 Training Command with this School on 10 November 1941. Initial allocation was pending allotment to No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. To Aircraft Repair in Edmonton, Alberta for overhaul, 10 August to 13 October 1943. Back to No. 4 Training Command when completed. With No. 36 Service Flying Training School when it crashed on 17 March 1944. To No. 10 Repair Depot at Calgary on 24 Match 1944 for inspection and repair or write off. Application to write off from No. 10 Repair Depot dated 15 April 1944. 2015-02-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 2 Training Command on 10 September 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. To No. 4 Training Command with this School on 10 November 1941. To Aircraft Repair in Edmonton for overhaul, 20 March to 12 August 1943. Back to No. 4 Training Command when completed. Still with No. 35 Service Flying Training School when it crashed on 2 December 1943, near North Battleford. Both RAF occupants killed. Note that Record Card reports crash date correctly, but lists write off date as 13 March 1943. 2015-06-30Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 2 Training Command on 10 September 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Initial assignment noted as pending future assignment to No. 36 Service Flying training School at Penhold, Alberta. Category C6 damage at North Battleford aerodrome at 23:30 on 15 December 1941. To No. 4 Training Command with No. 35 SFTS on 10 November 1941. Category A crash on 5 August 1942, still with No. 35 SFTS. Crashed into Jackfish Lake (20 miles north of North Battleford) in sunny calm conditions, unauthorized low flying suspected. LAC J.G. Riley, RAF killed. Scraped at No. 35 SFTS. 2015-07-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;37
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 1 October 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category A crash at Calgary aerodrome at 15:30 on 5 December 1941. Received a red flare while attempting to land with the gear up, one engine failed during attempted go around. LAC E.C. Thomson, RAF, 18 years old, killed. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2015-07-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 2 Training Command on 23 September 1941, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Noted at this time as pending allotment to No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Category B damage at Penhold aerodrome at 08:00 on 14 November 1941. To No. 10 Repair Depot for repairs, 18 November 1941 to 13 August 1942. To No. 4 Training Command when completed. Category A crash at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 17 June 1943, while being operated by No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw. Scraped by No. 32 SFTS. 2015-07-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;39
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 1 October 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. With No. 39 Service Flying Training School at Swift Current, Saskatchewan when it crashed on 30 November 1943. RAF student LAC D. Geldart killed. Scrapped by No. 39 SFTS. 2015-07-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;37
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 1 October 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Still with this School when it suffered a Category A crash near Three Hills, Alberta (50 miles north-east of Calgary aerodrome) on 14 January 1942. Struck trees during a mock attack on a school house, during unauthorized low flying. LAC E.C. Dunbavand, RAF killed. Had 162:15 logged time when struck off. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2015-07-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 18 October 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Winter conversion kit installed at No. 37 SFTS by 2 July 1942. To Aircraft Repair for overhaul, 14 March to 20 June 1943. Back to No. 4 Training Command when completed. Category A crash on 19 August 1943, while being operated by No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Scrapped at No. 32 SFTS. 2015-07-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;34
To No. 4 Training Command on 9 August 1941, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Category C damage at Holson relief field at 16:15 on 17 October 1941. Category A crash 2 miles north of Medicine Hat at 13:05 on 13 February 1942. Student pilot mismanaged fuel selector valve during cross country flight, resulting in one engine failing due to fuel starvation. Struck a telephone pole during attempted forced landing. LAC J.A. Fox, RAF killed. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. Had 348:25 logged time when struck off. 2015-07-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
To No. 2 Training Command on 4 September 1941, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. To No. 4 Training Command with this School on 10 November 1941. Category A crash at 11:15 on 17 October 1941, 12 miles south-west of North Battleford. Struck ground at high speed after stalling during a turn, initial report suggests unauthorized low flying. Both student occupants killed, Cpl. F.A. Mitchell and Cpl. T.E. Leahy. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2015-07-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;34
Crashed 9 miles north of Vauxhall, Alberta at 10:45 on 16 July 1941, while undertaking instructor instrument flying training with No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Stalled from a turn at low altitude. Flying Officer A.A. Perkiss-Ginn, RAF; Flight Lieutenant P.J. Lee, RAF; and LAC D.L. Kennedy, RCAF killed. Taken on strength by No. 4 Training Command, for No. 34 SFTS, the next day. Originally reported as Category B damage, revised to Category A based on 34 SFTS inspection report dated 21 July 1941. Had 99:10 logged time when struck off. 2015-07-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 11 September 1941, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Initial allotment noted as pending allocation to No. 35 Service Flying Training School, which opened at North Battleford, Saskatchewan on 4 September 1941. Still with No. 36 SFTS when it suffered a Category A crash near Red Deer, Alberta at 14:30 on 24 December 1941. Student pilots attempted a precautionary landing after encountering a snow storm on a cross country exercise, but struck trees. LAC P.E. Bushell died of injuries on 6 January 1942. Second student was LAC D.F. Phillips, RAF who died of injuries on 26 December 1941. Scrapped at No. 10 Repair Depot. 2016-03-14Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
To No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan on 28 August 1941. Still with this School when it collided with Oxford AS186 from the same School at 11:00 on 30 September 1941, in good weather. Both came down 5 miles north of the aerodrome. Instructor Pilot Officer H.D. (or H.D.?) Hodgkinson and student LAC B.T. Evans, both RAF, killed in this aircraft. Court of Enquiry blamed both pilots for failing to keep a good look out. Had 60:30 logged time when struck off. Scraped at No. 35 SFTS. 2015-10-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. Category C14 damage at Hamlick relief field at 12:00 on 18 September 1941, reported by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. To No. 4 Training Command with this School on 10 November 1941. To Aircraft Repair for crash repairs on 11 April 1942, with 42:30 logged time. Back to No. 4 Training Command on 19 September 1942. Destroyed in a crash at 12:15 on 8 July 1943. Instructors Sgt. F.J.B. Rawlings, killed in crash; and Sgt. N.I. Meller (or Mellor?), died shortly after being admitted to North Battleford hospital, both RAF. Came down in farm field, 100 yard short of Breda relief field. Witnesses report an engine explosion in flight, aircraft right engine and right wing were on fire when it crashed. Several civilians were at crash site within minutes and extracted crew before fire completely destroyed aircraft. Request to scrap from No. 35 SFTS dated 25 July 1943. Scraped at No. 35 SFTS. 2015-10-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;37
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 1 October 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category A crash 7 miles south-east of Langdon, Alberta on 10 August 1942. Came down on the Anderson farm. Flew into ground, apparently after a low altitude accelerated stall, destroyed by post impact fire. Anderson's barn damaged by fire. Unauthorized low flying determined as most probable cause. LAC W.J. Stonebridge, RAF, killed. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2015-10-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 13 November 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category B damage at Calgary airport at 10:05 on 1 February 1942. To Aircraft Repair for crash repairs on 7 April 1942, noted with 127:25 logged time. Back to No. 4 Training Command on 24 June 1942. To Aircraft Repair for crash repairs again, 30 October 1942 to 8 January 1943. to storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 25 March 1943. Category A crash on 8 July 1943 1 mile north of relief field at Buttress, Saskatchewan. Collided with Oxford AS229 while both aircraft were attempting to land. A total of 4 fatalities in the two aircraft, including LAC S. Haly, a Czech student in the RAF. Application to write off from No. 4 Training Command dated 17 August 1943. 2015-10-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;37
Taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 16 October 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Winter conversion set installed at No. 37 SFTS by 30 April 1942. Still with No. 37 Service Flying Training School when it suffered a Category A crash on 14 August 1942. Collided with Oxford BM810 just east of Calgary, near Conrich, during practice formation flying, then appeared to suffer structural failure in flight. LAC L.R. Nimmo, RAF, was found dead very close to the wreckage, his parachute partially opened. The Board of Enquiry could not determine if he actually attempted to jump, or if he was thrown out of the wreckage on impact. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2015-10-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
To No. 4 Training Command on 1 October 1941, for use by No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Category C21 damage at Penhold at 15:25 on 11 January 1942, undercarriage retracted while taxiing in after landing. Category B crash on 10 March 1942. Collided with Oxford AR972 at 30 foot altitude while both aircraft were landing at relief field at Innisfail, Alberta. This aircraft had been cleared to land, but failed to see other aircraft and red signal from flying control. One fatality in other aircraft, no injuries in this aircraft. Was carrying code "47" at time of crash. Winter conversion set installed by No. 10 Repair Depot by 2 July 1942. Category A damage at 12:15 on 2 January 1944. Struck electrical wires during snowstorm, 7.5 miles north of Red Deer, Alberta. Had been on a cross country exercise when weather suddenly changed. Flying Officer R.E. Lay, RAFVR and LAC M.J. Clarke RAAF killed. To No. 10 Repair Depot on 12 January 1944 for inspection. Application to write off from No. 10 RD dated 16 February 1944. 2015-10-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;34
To No. 4 Training Command on 29 December 1941, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Winter conversion set installed at No. 34 SFTS by 30 April 1942. Category A crash at 13:00 on 15 May 1942. Crashed and burned in farm field 16 miles south-west of Maple Creek, Alberta, while on a cross country navigation exercise. Both RAF student occupants killed, LAC G.W.M. Duncan and LAC A.A. Ford. No eye witnesses to crash, enquiry concluded either pilots attempted to descend below unforecast clouds and struck ground, or aircraft iced up and descended until ground struck. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2015-11-27Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
To No. 4 Training Command on 9 August 1941, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Winter conversion set installed at No. 34 SFTS by 4 June 1942. To Aircraft Repair for overhaul, 1 March to 26 June 1943. Back to No. 4 Training Command when completed. With No. 36 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta when it suffered a Category A crash 1/2 mile north of Eckville, Alberta on 15 July 1943. Stalled at low altitude during dummy bombing runs below the briefed altitude. Several eye witnesses reported the aircraft was as low as 25 feet AGL prior to the stall. LAC J.H. Woodill, an American in the RCAF, and LAC A.G. Sutherland both killed. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 2015-11-27Known Squadron Assignments: ;39
To No. 4 Training Command on 2 October 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category A crash 4 miles south west of Swift Current aerodrome on 12 December 1942, while student was on first night solo circuit. Scrapped at No. 39 SFTS at Swift Current. LAC T.N. Wood, RAF killed. 2015-11-27Known Squadron Assignments: ;34
Note that RAAF records also indicate this aircraft being delivered to Australia, used there continuously from October 1941 to at least March 1944! To No. 4 Training Command on 8 April 1942, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Winter conversion set installed at No. 34 SFTS by 30 April 1942. Coded "110" at time of crash. Category A crash on 31 May 1942, 2 miles south of Holson relief field. Departed Medicine Hat at 14:25 for solo circuits, later reported overdue. Wreckage located at 20:00. Aircraft impacted ground at high speed, nearly vertically, with flaps and gear retracted and both engines running. Investigation could not find a definite cause of the crash. Cpl. R. Leprou, Free French AF, killed. Scrapped at No. 34 SFTS. 2016-01-30Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
To storage with No. 1 Training Command on 24 August 1942, stored at Mountain View. To No. 4 Training Command on 25 August 1942. With No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan when it crashed 10 miles east of Moose Jaw at approximately 12:00 on 11 April 1943, while attempting a precautionary landing after the port auxiliary fuel tank caught fire. Had 291:15 logged time when written off. LAC M.P. O'Connor, RAF, died in Moose Jaw General Hospital the next day. Modified engine exhausts fitted to the Oxford fleet after this accident. 2016-01-30Known Squadron Assignments: ;37
Used by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category A crash at 20:30 on 10 December 1941, while performing night solo circuits at Calgary. LAC H.J. McCarthy, RAF killed. Deteriorating weather was probably a factor. 2016-01-30Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Used by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Later with no. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Category C7 damage at 20:35 on 16 February 1943, at the Moose Jaw aerodrome. Nosed over on landing during night solo circuits, no injuries. Category A crash on 14 September 1943. Collided with Oxford AT450 while both aircraft were performing solo circuits. This aircraft drifted to the left while both aircraft were on final to parallel runways at Moose Jaw, striking the tail of AT450 despite the last minute evasive maneuvering of its pilot. Investigation faulted Flying Control for firing a red flare when they detected the impending collision, instead of the required brown smoke puff. Both aircraft totally destroyed, pilot of AT450 seriously injured. Pilot of this aircraft, LAC C.G. Crake, RAF killed. 2016-04-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Used by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Category C4 damage at 00:30 on 30 April 1942 (or 1943?), when a tire burst on landing at North Battleford and the starboard undercarriage collapsed. No injuries. Category A crash on 5 July 1943. Crashed into a hillside near Prongua, Saskatchewan at 08:15, after striking a tree during unauthorized low flying. Part of the starboard wing was severed, the aircraft rolled over and flew into a nearby hill. Totally destroyed by post impact fire. The RAF instructor pilot had dinner the previous night at a farm house near the accident scene. Sgt. Laurence Stanley HODGKINS, RAF 1353529 and LAC Thomas ROBINSON, RAF 1670056 killed. 2016-04-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
With No. 35 Service Flying Training School at Penhold, Alberta. Received minor damage at 03:30 on 25 August 1942, when it collided with Oxford AS384 over the Penhold aerodrome. Crashed at 13:45 on 24 April 1944, during a cross country mutual exercise. Aircraft was observed to spin in 3 miles west of Red Deer, Alberta. LAC J. Mann and LAC G.R. Flisher, both RAF, killed. 2016-04-03Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
To No. 4 Training Command on 10 December 1941, for use by No. 34 Service Flying Training School at Medicine Hat, Alberta. With No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan when it collided with Oxford AS697 while both were taxiing at Moose Jaw on 24 June 1943 (or 1942?). Category C10 damage to this aircraft, but no injuries. Still with this School when it crashed at 19:20 on 11 August 1943. Failed to gain sufficient airspeed during take off run, lifted off and touched down several times before barely clearing telephone lines at edge of airfield. Aircraft then stalled, flipped over, and dove into the ground 2 miles west of Moose Jaw aerodrome. Investigation revealed port engine plugs had become fouled during prolonged idling prior to the take off. Pilot Officer Roy Wingham and LAC D.V. Blindell, both RAF, died without recovering consciousness. Scrapped at No. 32 SFTS. 2016-04-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;2
1941-November-02 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Charles Andrew Desbaillets 2022-06-27Known Squadron Assignments: ;1518
1942-November-04 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Robert Simpson Shaw 2021-08-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1943-January-08 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Richard Paul Frayn 2021-09-21Known Squadron Assignments: ;CTS
1942-March-24 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
1942-March-12 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;39
1942-March-12 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
With No. 36 Service Flying Training School when it crashed on 26 January 1944. At least one fatality, LAC P.A. Carter, RAF. 2013-10-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;20
1945-April-01 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Harry Norman Skelton 2021-07-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;290
Crashed near the Copeland islands. FO GE Vance J/24133 RCAF Burried Eglantine CofI Cemetery Sqn Ldr TG Westlake 89387 RAF succumbed to injuries Burried Bristol, Greenbank Cemetery
source: Malcolm Deeley, Ulster Aviation Society
2023-05-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1942-December-03 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant Brian Hereman Hubert Hanan 2021-08-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;39
1942-April-22 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
1942-March-24 Taken on Strength 2022-02-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;37
Category A crash on 14 August 1942, while with No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. 2009-08-23Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1943-September-10 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Thomas Edward Udny-Lister 2021-07-14Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1944-October-06 KIFA RCAF Flight Lieutenant Leslie Irwin Armstrong 2021-07-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1945-April-29 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Gordon Alexander Aubrey DFC 2021-07-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;427
Was operated by crew from No. 427 (B) Squadron, RCAF when it crashed into Great Coum, south of Dent in Yorkshire at 15:00 on 29 August 1943, in bad weather (now in the Yorkshire Dales National Park). Was en route From RAF Leeming to RAF Ford, with squadron pilot and three mechanics, to repair squadron aircraft that had diverted to Leeming. All killed.Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1944-September-21 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Robert James Newman 2021-08-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;1655
1944-May-13 KIFA RCAF Flight Lieutenant Malcolm McIver DFC 2021-08-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;1484
1942-November-03 KIFA RCAF Warrant Officer 2nd Class John Joseph William Forster 2021-11-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
Taken on strength early in the war, for use with BCATP. Retained RAF serials. 0000-01-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;124
Taken on strength early in the war, for use with BCATP. Retained RAF serials. 0000-01-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
With No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford when it spun in on approach to North Battleford on 28 October 1943. At least one fatality. 2013-09-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
With No. 35 Service Flying Training School when it crashed 4.5 miles north of the Red Pheasant Reserve, Saskatchewan on 19 October 1943. 3 fatalties: pilot Pilot Officer A.A. Green, RAF, Superintendent Maurice Powers of the RCMP, and Cpl. B.J. Ford-Smith, RAF. The plane was enroute from North Battleford to Saskatoon late in the day, in bad weather. The wreckage was not located until the next day, and some sources list the crash date as 20 October 1943. The aircraft struck power lines, and appeared to be attempting to return to North Battleford. 2012-05-24Known Squadron Assignments: ;14
1942-July-02 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer Sydney Richard Horswill 2021-03-02Known Squadron Assignments: ;77
Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1944-July-31 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer Joseph Charles Lionel Carriere 2024-01-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;287
1943-April-20 KIA RCAF Warrant Officer 2nd Class William David Bates 2021-08-26Known Squadron Assignments: ;6
1944-September-18 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer John Smith Seaton Aird 2022-02-11Known Squadron Assignments: ;18
1944-May-08 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Eric Roy Baldock Robertson 2021-08-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;1525
1944-January-16 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer James Reginald Galbraith 2021-08-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1943-July-11 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer George Maxwell Schurman 2021-08-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1943-December-29 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant Glen Thomas Gerow 2021-08-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;83
1944-February-15 KIA RAF Flight Lieutenant Frederick James Garvey DFC, DSO 2021-08-07Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1944-January-01 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Donald Stuart Robertson 2021-08-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;21
1945-February-27 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer James Ben Stoehr 2021-07-22Known Squadron Assignments: ;21
1943-September-29 KIFA RCAF Sergeant William Paul Donnelly 2021-08-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;18
1944-April-27 KIA RCAF Flying Officer Gregor Stephen Moore 2021-08-16Known Squadron Assignments: ;18
1943-August-07 KIFA RCAF Flight Lieutenant William James Smith 2022-01-18Known Squadron Assignments: ;20
1944-April-25 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer William Norman Wiegand 2021-07-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;6
1943-October-11 KIFA RCAF Warrant Officer 1st Class Joseph Francois Charles Cabot 2023-12-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;18
1944-January-31 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Douglas Stewart Haddon 2021-08-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;18
1944-November-07 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Joseph Roger Morin 2021-08-16Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1944-March-12 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Gerald Campbell Liggett 2021-08-13Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1944-August-08 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer William Thomas Shannon 2021-08-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;20
1945-February-28 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Edward Anderson Paterson 2021-08-18Known Squadron Assignments: ;14
1942-July-28 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer James Alexander Brown 2022-02-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;12
1943-February-25 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer Stuart Marston Wright 2021-07-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;271
1944-March-27 KIA RCAF Flight Lieutenant Navigator Louis Cecil Shannon 2021-08-01Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
1939-November-01 KIFA RAF Pilot Officer Eric Wilfred Allinson 2022-07-10Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1940-November-18 KIA RAF Leading Aircraftman Andrew O'neil Wontner-Smith 2022-06-12Known Squadron Assignments: ;20
1944-March-14 KIFA RCAF Wing Commander Kenneth Franklin MacDonald 2021-08-16Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
1944-July-19 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer Gordon Howard Atkinson 2021-07-08Known Squadron Assignments: ;CFS
1941-September-16 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Gordon McDonald Don Jackson 2022-01-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;526
1944-October-24 KIA RCAF Flying Officer Archie Dareld Ulry 2021-07-14Known Squadron Assignments: ;20
1943-June-03 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer Jack Standish Banks DFM 2022-02-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;14
1943-February-13 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer Donald Robert George Reid 2021-05-22Known Squadron Assignments: ;15
1942-March-09 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer William Arthur Dakers 2022-06-15Known Squadron Assignments: ;9
1942-April-16 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant Douglas Maclear Atkinson 2021-05-06Known Squadron Assignments: ;14
1943-May-19 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant John Gregory O'Gorman 2021-08-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;1
1942-December-07 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant Howard Lawrence Maughan 2021-08-16Known Squadron Assignments: ;76
Known Squadron Assignments: ;14
1943-March-13 KIFA RCAF Warrant Officer 2nd Class Stuart William Gunn 2021-08-09Known Squadron Assignments: ;1520
1945-March-03 KIFA RCAF Flying Officer John William Coyle 2021-05-13Known Squadron Assignments: ;116
1943-May-14 KIA RCAF Warrant Officer 2nd Class Donald Douglas Maclean 2021-08-17Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1943-December-29 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer Gerald Obenauf Dawson OBE 2021-08-04Known Squadron Assignments: ;35
Taken on strength at the Aircraft Embarkation Detachment at Dartmouth, NS. To storage with No. 4 Training Command on 9 June 1942. Issued from storage on 13 August 1942, for use by No. 35 Service Flying Training School at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Category A crash on 28 December 1942. Landing downwind at Hamlin relief field, pilot probably affected by glare off snow. Overturned, both RAF instructors on board killed. Scrapped at No. 35 SFTS. 2022-04-11Known Squadron Assignments: ;36
Taken on strength by No. 1 Port Detachment at Halifax, NS. To No. 3 Training Command on 23 July 1942, for use by the Composite Training Squadron. To No. 1 Training Command on 11 February 1943, for use by No. 1 Flying Instructors School at Trenton. To workshop reserve at No. 6 Repair Depot at Trenton on 15 May 1943. To No. 4 Training Command on 4 October 1943.
Alberta, smoke from forest fires burning north of Edmonton suddenly descended in central Alberta, blotting out visibility and forcing aircraft engaged in night flying to divert to other landing fields as far south as Calgary. One aircraft was missing, Oxford I X6734. Despite the poor visibility in smoke searches were carried out by aircraft from 36 SFTS, 2 AOS (Edmonton) and 3 SFTS (Calgary), 13 SFTS (North Battleford, Saskatchewan) and 34 SFTS (Medicine Hat). The missing aircraft was located after 6 days, crashed in woods less than 2 miles from the airfield, Flying Officer D. Merry RAF (Trinidad) and LAC G.D. Conway RNZAF killed www.penholdbase.ca, Penhold Log Vol. 5, Number 5, via Paul Squires
. 2022-03-31Known Squadron Assignments: ;10
1943-September-03 KIFA RCAF Warrant Officer 1st Class Wilfred James Louden 2021-08-13Known Squadron Assignments: ;3
1943-July-01 KIFA RCAF Flight Lieutenant William Wilson Colledge DFC 2024-03-20Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1944-February-20 KIFA RCAF Pilot Officer William Stanley Heal 2022-11-02Known Squadron Assignments: ;39
Erected and taken on strength at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School at Fort William, Ontario. To No. 4 Training Command on 21 November 1941, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Category C48 damage at Calgary airport at 17:00 on 4 May 1942. To Aircraft Repair for overhaul, 20 August to 27 October 1943. To No. 4 Training Command when completed. With No. 39 Service Flying Training School at Swift Current, Saskatchewan when it crashed on 24 November 1943. Stalled from turn at low altitude and spun in 6 miles north of Rush Lake (15 miles north-east of Swift Current aerodrome). Flight Sergeant Charles Edward Sowery and LAC Colin Guttridge, both RAF, killed. Scrapped at No. 39 SFTS. 2022-04-11Known Squadron Assignments: ;39
Taken on strength at No. 1 Aircraft Embarkation Detachment at Dartmouth, NS. To No. 4 Training Command on 11 May 1942. With No. 39 Service Flying Training School at Swift Current, Saskatchewan when it suffered a Category A crash. Request to scrap dated 7 February 1944. Scrapped at No. 39 SFTS. 2022-04-11Known Squadron Assignments: ;39
Taken on strength at No. 1 Port Detachment at Dartmouth, NS. To No. 4 Training Command on 9 May 1942, for use by No. 37 Service Flying Training School at Calgary, Alberta. Approval to scrap dated 12 May 1943, sent to No. 10 Repair Depot at Calgary. 2022-04-11Known Squadron Assignments: ;11
1944-February-20 KIFA RCAF Warrant Officer Robert Meade Sinclair 2021-07-28Known Squadron Assignments: ;32
Taken on strength at No. 1 Coastal Artillery Cooperation Detachment at St. John, NB. To No. 4 Training Command on 24 October 1942. Used by No. 32 Service Flying Training School at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Category A crash while with this School on 21 July 1943. Scrapped at No. 32 SFTS. 2022-04-11