T1371 Windy Lynn

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.

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Units served with

Places

B-24 Liberators of the 467th Bomb Group lined up at Rackheath. B-24 (4z-E+, serial number 42-94910) is visible in the foreground. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Rackheath.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Welford Park

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: Horsa
  • Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group
  • Aircraft Type: Horsa
  • Unit: 437th Troop Carrier Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Smiths Lawn, Windsor Great Park, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey TW20 0HP, UK 9 November 1943 Landing accident Smith's Lawn Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Maxwell W Roman, 9-Nov-43. Hq Sqn 9AF

Crashed

Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8, UK 8 May 1944 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. Pilot - 1st Lt John W Echols Obs - S/Sgt Conrado G Montoya Pass- Major Harry P Gibson Pass - S/Sgt. Elmer G Weisa

Manufactured

Christchurch, Dorset, UK Built at Airspeed.

Delivered

England, UK Delivered to RAF MU.

Assigned

Assigned to HQ Sqn, 10th Service Group, 9AF USAAF.