Airspeed Oxford C.1 & C.2
Twin-engine communications- and multi engine trainer aircraft
For its communication and multi-engine training needs the resurrected post war Belgian Air Force selected the Airspeed Oxford, 30 of which were ordered on 16 January 1947. In 1950 some 12 more Oxford were acquired on the civilian market which initially were to serve in Belgian Congo. Although most of the Oxfords served with VVS/EPA and the 15th Transport Wing many were also used as base hacks at the different Wings. In July 1955 the Air Force decided that all the remaining Oxfords were to be flown up to their next main overhaul after which they were scrapped at Evere. Their wooden structure didn't allow extending their useful lives. One aircraft (O-16) has been preserved at the Royal Army Museum (WHI) in Brussels.
O-01
DF523/BP (RAF), EOB-01 (BAF), O-1
O-02
DF365 (RAF), O-2, "ZC". crash at Brustem on 20 Sep 1955
O-03
EB796/60 (RAG), O-3. Accident at Wahn (D.) on 30 Jul 1957
O-04
EB761, "23" (RAF), O-4, Crashlanding at Chièvres on 20 Sep 1955 and written off
O-06
MP301, "E" (RAF), O-6, AIr Attaché, London, G-AOUT, spare parts to G-AJLR & G-AJXH, used for fire-fighting practice and destroyed by Aug 1956
O-07
X6951 5RAF), O-7, To Kamina (BAKA) (Belgian Congo) as instructional airframe.
O-11
V3775 (RAF), O-11, crash at Bierset on 12 June 1958
O-12
HM856 (RAF), O-12, "OX-CW", Accident at Florennes on 21 Aug 1958
O-14
R6106 (RAF), O-14, Fatal crash at Lammersdorf (D.) on 5 Aug 1953
O-16
MP499 (RAF), O-16, Royal Army Museum, Brussels
O-18
R6133 (RAF), O-18, 20 Dec 1957 Crash at Braine-l'Alleud
O-19
N4771 (RAF), O-19, OO-DEC (crashed 26 Jan 1962) scrapped
O-24
T1204 (RAF), O-24, crashed at St.Gérard-Mettet on 28 Mar 1953.
O-26
PH352 (RAF), O-26, "Belgian Air Attache London", "Flo-Flo"
O-27
MP430 (RAF), O-27/OT-ZCW, OO-DUC, possibly scrapped at Lille (F.)
O-29
LX728, "J" (RAF), O-29, crashed at Falaen on 22 Jun 1955
O-31
PH417 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-31
O-32
NM736 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-32/OT-ZCX
O-33
PH459 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-33, wriiten off at Kleine Brogel on 13 Jun 1955
O-34
PH461 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-34
O-35
PH425 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-35
O-36
NM696 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-36
O-37
NM720 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-37
O-38
PH415 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-38
O-39
PH460 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-39, crashed at Kleine Brogel on 13 May 1953
O-40
NM694 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-40
O-41
NM695 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-41/OT-ZCY
O-42
NM702 (RAF), Rollason (Croydon), O-42/OT-ZCZ
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