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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |