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Airspeed Oxford Mk II - T1371 'Windy Lynn' assigned to HQ Sqn, 10th Service Group, 9AF USAAF. Stalled on takeoff with loss of directional control and crashed onto parked line of gliders. Destroyed 1 x Waco glider and damaged 2 x Horsa gliders.
Horsa
Airspeed Horsa glider HG922, assigned to 437th TCG, 8th AF USAAF. Airspeed Oxford Mk II - T1371 'Windy Lynn' stalled on takeoff with loss of directional control and crashed onto parked line of gliders. mild damage to A/C.
Horsa
Airspeed Horsa glider LH972, assigned to 437th TCG, 8th AF USAAF. Airspeed Oxford Mk II - T1371 'Windy Lynn' stalled on takeoff with loss of directional control and crashed onto parked line of gliders. Severe damage to A/C.
Group
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF operational training station, Ramsbury was allocated while under construction to the Eighth Air Force as a transport base. Built during 1942, it had eventually three concrete runways, 28 pan and 24 loop hardstandings, and two T2...
Military site : airfield
Welford was planned as an RAF bomber Operational Training Unit, but was instead allocated to the USAAF for use as a transport airfield. It was built in 1943 to a standard design, with a 6,000 foot runway with two shorter runways, hardstandings and two...
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| Crashed | Smiths Lawn, Windsor Great Park, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0HP, UK | 9 November 1943 |
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Landing accident Smith's Lawn Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Maxwell W Roman, 9-Nov-43. Hq Sqn 9AF |
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| Crashed | Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8, UK | 8 May 1944 |
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Stalled on takeoff with loss of directional control and crashed onto parked line of gliders. Destroyed 1 x Waco glider and damaged 2 x Horsa gliders. 8-May-44. |
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| Manufactured | Christchurch, Dorset, UK | |
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Built at Airspeed. |
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| Delivered | England, UK | |
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Delivered to RAF MU. |
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Assigned to HQ Sqn, 10th Service Group, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 February 2016 18:14:18 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, aircraft associations, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=T1371 |
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