airspeed Oxford NZ 1300 to 1999 1938 to 1954

AIRSPEED OXFORD Mk 1 & 2

Air Ministry Specification:
T23 / 36

Design:

Company:
Airspeed at Portsmouth
Airspeed at Christchurch
De Havilland
Percival & Standard Motors

Developed From:
Airspeed Envoy 111

Wing Span:
53 ft 4 in 16.26 M

Wing Area:
348 sq ft

Length:
34 ft 6in 10.53 M

Height:
11 ft 1 in 3.38 M

Ceiling:
23,500 ft 7,710 M

Speed at 10,000 ft
190 MPH 304 KPH

Range:
960 Miles 1,545 Km 5.5 Hours

T/O Weight:
7,500 lbs 3,402 Kg

Crew:
3 to 6

Role:
Multi-Engine Pilot Trainer
Communications
Beam Approach Trainer
RDF Calibration
Aerial Survey
Gunnery Training

Total Manufactured:
8,751 All Mks

First Flight:
Jan 1937

Armament:
Some Aircraft were Fitted at Various Times
1 x .303 in Machine Gun in an Armstrong Whitworth Dorsal Turret

Years Served:
1938 to 1954

Qty Served:
299

Tail Nos:
Mk 1
NZ 250 to NZ 290

Mk 2
NZ 1201 to NZ 1399
NZ 2100 to NZ 2157
R 6226,
HN 539
HN 540

ENGINE

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Type:
Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X

7 cylinder, radial, single bank, air cooled

Horse Power:
375 HP

Bore:
5.25 in 133 mm

Stroke:
5.5 in 140 mm

Volume:
835 Cu In 13.65 L

Max RPM:
2300 RPM

T/O Boost:
2.5 Lbs

Supercharger Ratio:
6.25 : 1

Fuel:
73 Octane

Max Consumption:
39 Gal / Hour

Oil:
OMD 370

Max Consumption:
10 Pt / Hour

Overhaul Life:
600 Hrs

Production Started:
1923

Length:
53 in 1,342 mm

Diameter:
47.7 in 1,210 mm

Weight:
683 Lbs 289 Kg

Power to weight Ratio:
0.54 hp/lb 0.89 KW/Kg

Flown By :

1 [GR] Sqn,
2 [GR] Sqn
3 [GR] Sqn
7 [GR] Sqn
9 [GR] Sqn

14 Sqn at Ohakea 1949 to 1950

42 Sqn at Rongatai and Ohakea

[B]OTU’s Bomber Operational Training Units

1 [Levin]
New Plymouth
Ohakea

SFTS Service Flying Training School/Squadron
1 Wigram
2 Woodbourne
3 Ohakea
S Flying Training School

FTS Flying Instructors Training School
Hobsonville
Tauranga
Woodbourne

CFS Central Flying School
Wigram 1945 to 1952

Communications
Rongatai
Various

Beam Approach
Wigram
Hobsonville
Ohakea

Gunnery Training School
Ohakea

Calibration Flight
Rongatai

Survey Flight
Hobsonville [1939] NZ254 Model AS 43

Anti Aircraft Co-op Flight
Various

No 1 Beam Approach Training Flight at Wigram Operated

NZ 1311 Code Letter A
NZ 1318 B
NZ 1320 C
NZ 1323 D
NZ 1327 E
NZ 1331 F
NZ 1341 G
NZ 1343 H
NZ 1344 J
NZ 1361 K
NZ 2122 L
NZ 2132 T
NZ 2140

HQ Calibration Flight at Rongatai Operated

NZ 1290
NZ 1376

WARB = War Assets Release Board
ATC = Air Training Corps
LAC = Leading Air Craftsman
AC 1 = Air Craftsman 1st Class

[Ohakea Museum]

NZ 1300

RAF No.: P8844
Constructors No.: 551
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 2 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8626
To Thompson 10 Jun 1947

NZ 1301

RAF No.: P8845
Constructors No.: 552
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 22 Jun 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARSB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1302

RAF No.: P8846
Constructors No.: 553
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 2 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 2 FTS Woodbourne
The aircraft left the base in good weather
at 0907 on 29 May 1941, and was due back
At 1115.
Intensive searches over the next week failed
to find any trace of the aircraft 29 May 1941
LAC Selwyn Sinclair killed

Missing– Chris Rudge –

On Thurs 29 May 1941 5 pupils on course 12 B were instructed to carry out separate solo cross-country navigation training exercises.

LAC Selwyn Allan Sinclair, age 20 was to fly NZ 1302, F/L Lewis Francis Paul Taylor OIC A flight received a weather report at 0800 and judged that the weather would be suitable to send the pupils in the Nelson and Otaki areas.

He then took off in an Oxford to check the weather conditions further, visibility extended at least 40 miles, and he could make out Farewell Spit, Stephens Island, Kapiti Island, Wellington and Cape Palliser.

He then authorized the planned training flights to proceed. Sinclair had been instructed to fly to Stephens Island and Otaki before returning to Woodbourne, the flight was to be carried out at 5,000 ft but he could go below cloud if necessary to complete the exercise.

Sinclair departed Woodbourne at 0907 hrs this was his second solo cross country, he had completed 80 hrs flying, 34 .0 hrs solo, his experience on Oxfords amounted to 14 hrs.

When he failed to return at 1115 hrs inquires were made to try and establish where the A/C might be with no positive information a search commenced at 1215hrs.

The area included the NI coast from Ohakea to Cape Terawhiti, the foothills near Paekakariki and Levin, across the Tararua Ranges to Grey Town, as well as D’Urville Island, Kapiti, Man and the Brothers Islands.

Areas in the Marlborough sounds included Cape Jackson, Port Underwood, French Pass, Mt Richardson and Quail Bay.

A total time of 58.44 hrs were spent looking for the A/C but nothing was found. On 17 Dec 1941 Sinclair was officially presumed to have lost his life when his A/C crashed on 29 May 1941.

On 5 April 1980 4 hunters went into the headwaters of the East Waitewaewae River in the Tararua Ranges, these were Warren Montague, Phil Handford, Peter Handford, Andy Cox,

Because hunting prospects did not look good they set up a camp at approx 3,000ft and in the afternoon split up, Cox went over the ridge into the Panatewaewar catchment sliding about 100 ft below the ridge through very thick and wet bush.

He stumbled across bits of metal that he realized were parts of an A/C, he identified bits of framing, an engine, undercarriage, and the instrument panel, but anything made of wood had generally rotted away.

The wreckage was spread over a fairly large area and Cox spent 1/2 an hour looking over the site, realizing that it must be an Air Force A/C after he found some parts painted in camouflage.

The last section he found was the cockpit area with human remains including some rib bones and a foot still in its shoe, he then realized that he had found an A/C that had laid undetected since it crashed.

Cox then returned to the camp and told the other members of his find, the following day, with the weather deteriorating all 4 hunters visited the site then headed down the Panatewaewae and out to the road.

They only stayed at the site long enough to remove the makers plate of the engine and have a quick look around.

Once home Phil Hanford and Cox visited RNZAF Officials to inform them of their find, using the details recorded on the engine plate it was possible to identify the A/C within 30 min,

Hanford and Cox then repeated their story to the police and the pilots next of kin were informed, Montague led a team of RNZAF back to the site where Rev Theo Carpenter, principal chaplain, conducted a burial service for the pilot.

Early Oct 1980 a recovery team was winched down to the A/C from a 3 Squadron Iroquois, items recovered included instrument panels flight controls, 1 main landing gear assy, 1 Aileron,

These items to assist the Museum in restoring an Oxford at Wigram, a War Graves Commission bronze plaque was mounted over Selwyn Sinclair's grave at the same time.

NZ 1303

RAF No.:

RAF No.: P8847
Constructors No.: 554
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 2 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1304

RAF No.: P8848
Constructors No.: 555
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 22 Jun 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 2 FTS Woodbourne
Forced landing near Blenheim on a
Training flight 9 Jun 1941
Written off

NZ 1305

RAF No.: P8849
Constructors No.: 556
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 30 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1306

RAF No.: P8850
Constructors No 557
Mark 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 11 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1307

Constructors No.: P8851
Constructors No.: 558
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 11 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
Overturned on landing at Wigram 19 May 1942
Written off

NZ 1308

RAF No.: P8852
Constructors No.: 559
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 19 Aug 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1309

RAF No.: P8853
Constructors No.: 560
mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 10 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1310

RAF No.: P8854
Constructors No.: 561
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 10 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1311

RAF No.: T272
Constructors No.: 1091
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 10 Jul 1940
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1312

RAF No: AR759
Constructors No.: 3328
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 28 Mar 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1313

RAF No.: AR769
Constructors No.: 3336
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 28 Mar 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1314

RAF No.: AR782
Constructors No.: 3351
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 28 Mar 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
The aircraft suffered severe damage flying
Through a hail storm and lost height before
Crashing into the ground, near Yaldhurst
Approx 4 miles from Wigram 19 Dec 1941
LAC Clifford Millar killed
Written off

NZ 1315

RAF No.: V3296
Constructors No.: 2944
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 28 Mar 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1316

RAF No.: V3317
Constructors No.: 2952
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 28 Mar 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Ohakea
Written off 7 Sep 1907

NZ 1317

RAF No.: V3347
Constructors No.: 2982
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 28 Mar 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould

NZ 1318

RAF No.: T1269
Constructors No.: 1088
Mark: 1
Built by: Airspeed Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
Converted to Inst 116 Hobsonville 14 Oct 1946

NZ 1319

RAF No.: T1270
Constructors No.: 1089
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1320

RAF No.: AS557
Constructors No.: 1262
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 29 Aug 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1321

RAF No.: X6533
Constructors No.: 14
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1322

RAF No,: X6525
Constructors No.: 6
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1323

RAF No.: AS606
Constructors No.: 1292
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 20 Oct 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1324

RAF No.: X6558
Constructors No.: 39
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 20 Oct 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
Mid air with Oxford NZ 1286 at 100 ft
Over Norwood Airfield. The aircraft
Crashed into the ground and burnt 18 Dec 1942
F/O Cyril Henderson LAC Eric Broadhurst killed

NZ 1325

RAF No.: X6955
Constructors No.: 279
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 24 Nov1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1326

RAF No.: AS683
Constructors No.: 1345
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 24 Nov 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1327

RAF No.: AS692
Constructors No.: 1354
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1328

RAF No.: AS913
Constructors No.: 1512
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 24 Nov 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1329

RAF No.: AS917
Constructors No.: 1516
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To ATS Wigram
Crashed after engine failure at Ashburton 19 Jul 1943
To 3 RD Harewood
Written off 18 Aug 1943

NZ 1330

RAF No.: AS858
Constructors No.: 1472
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1331

RAF No,: AT645
Constructors No. 3814
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1332

RAF No.: AP414
Constructors No.: 228
Mark: 2
Built by Percival Aircraft Co England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947
To L Bergenson who dismantled and stored
To D Subritzky who is restoring to static display standard

NZ 1333

RAF No.: AP420
Constructors No.: 234
Mark: 2
Built by Percival Aircraft Co Ltd England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1334

RAF No.: AP411
Constructors No.: 225
Mark: 2
Built by Percival Aircraft Co Ltd England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
Written off 2 Jan 1943

NZ 1335

RAF No.: BF852
Constructors No.: 1599
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1336

RAF No.: BF857
Constructors No.: 1604
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947
Registered ZK- APX 1947
To Goulds Air Services
Intention was to use the Oxfords as a
Freight airline.
Company folded shortly after the death of
J Gould, the founder, in a Tiger Moth accident
On 24 Dec 1947
De Registered Sep 1950
Returned to RNZAF
Sold to R Kear Auckland 25 Mar 1954
WARB Release No 2444

NZ 1337

RAF No.: BG285
Constructors No.: 1852
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Mar 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1338

RAF No.: BG286
Constructors No.: 1853
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Mar 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1339

RAF No.: BG288
Constructors No.: 1855
Mark:
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Mar 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
Written off 30 May 1942

NZ 1340

RAF No.: BG292
Constructors No.: 1859
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Mar 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
Written off 12 Jan 1943

NZ 1341

RAF No.: BF981
Constructors No.: 1701
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 30 Nov 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1342

RAF No.: V3474
Constructors No.: 3143
Mark: 1
Built by De Havilland Hatfield
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 4 May 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1343

RAF No.: X6670
Constructors No.: 108
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 862
To Thompson 10 Jun 1947

NZ 1344

RAF No.: X6674
Constructors No.: 112
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 4 May 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
Code letter H
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8626
To Thompson 10 Jun 1947

NZ 1345

RAF No.: BG454
Constructors No.: 1981
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed LtdPortsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 2 Jun 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1346

RAF No.: BM819
Constructors No 418
Mark: 2
Built by Percival Aircraft Co Ltd England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1347

RAF No.: BG482
Constructors No.: 1996
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 3 Jun 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1348

RAF No.: BG485
Constructors No.: 1999
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 3 Jun 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1349

RAF No.: BG505
Constructors No.: 2019
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1350

RAF No.: X7150
Constructors No.: 394
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 27 Jul 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1351

RAF No.: X7152
Constructors No.: 396
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 3 Jun 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1352

RAF No.: X7153
Constructors No.: 397
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 5 Jun 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1353

RAF No.: X7154
Constructors No.: 398
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville ` 5 Jun 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
While attempting to do an aerobatic maneuver
The wing suffered structural failure.
Crashed near Lincoln 18 Nov 1942
P/O Walter Webb LAC Ian McIntyre killed
Written off 4 Feb 1943

NZ 1354

RAF No.: BG367
Constructors No.: 1910
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 3 Jun 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1355

RAF No.: BG452
Constructors No.: 1979
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 27 Jul 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8625
To Wooten 9 Jun 1947

NZ 1356

RAF No.: BG484
Constructors No.: 1998
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 3 Jul 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1357

RAF No.: BG495
Constructors No.: 2009
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Nelson
Written off 15 Oct 1942

NZ 1358

RAF No.: BG496
Constructors No.: 2010
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1359

RAF No.: BM687
Constructors No.: 317
Mark: 2
Built by Percival Aircraft Co Ltd England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 17 May 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1360

RAF No.: BM820
Constructors No.: 419
Mark: 2
Built by Percival Aircraft Co Ltd England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 27 Jul 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ1361

RAF No.: X7257
Constructors No.: 452
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 12 Sep 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 Beam Approach Training Flight Wigram
Code letter K
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1362

RAF No.: X7258
Constructors No.: 453
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1363

RAF No.: BG455
Constructors No.: 1982
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 12 Sep 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
The aircraft was trying to fly under cloud
In bad weather in a night flying exercise
When it flew into the ground near
West Melton 29 Sep1943
P/O William Brant P/O Neville Bailey
P/O Eric Munro killed
Written off 28 Oct 1943

NZ 1364

RAF No.: BG494
Constructors No.: 2008
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8625
To Wooten 9 Jun 1947

NZ 1365

RAF No.: X7308
Constructors No.: 491
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 4 Nov 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1366

RAF No.: X7312
Constructors No.: 495
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 5 Nov 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1367

RAF No.: X7313
Constructors No.: 496
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1368

RAF No.: X7314
Constructors No.: 497
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 5 Nov 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 2 SFTS Wigram
Ground collision after landing at Harewood 30 May 1944
Written off 12 Jul 1944

NZ 1369

RAF No.: X7315
Constructors No.: 498
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 25 Jun 1941
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1370

RAF No.: X7316
Constructors No.: 499
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 20 Oct 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1371

RAF No.: HN276
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 2
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 21 Dec 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1372

RAF No.: HN277
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 21 Dec 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1373

RAF No.; HN288
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 23 Dec 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1374

RAF No.: HN282
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 1 Hobsonville 23 Dec 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1375

RAF No.: HN327
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 3 Apr 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
The aircraft was trying to fly under cloud in
Bad weather on a night flying exercise when
It flew into the ground near Eyreton 30 Nov 1943
LAC Graham Browne killed
P/O F Moran LAC A Broad badly Injured
Written off 29 Oct 1943

NZ 1376

RAF No.: HN328
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 3 Apr 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Air Dept Calibration Flight Rongotai
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1377

RAF No.: HN368
Constructors No NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 3 Apr 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947
Registered ZK - APY
To Goulds Air Services
Intention was to use the Oxfords as a
Freight airline.
Company folded shortly after the death of
J Gould, the founder, in a Tiger Moth accident
On 24 Dec 1947
De Registered Sep 1950
To RNZAF
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1378

RAF No.: LB484
Constructors No.: 517
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 3 Apr 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8625
To Wooten 9 Jun 1947

NZ 1379

RAF No.: HN303
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 8 May 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1380

RAF No.: HN366
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 23 Dec 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
Crashed during a training flight
From Wigram 23 Aug 1943
Written off

NZ 1381

RAF No,: HN520
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 8 May 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
WARB Release No 8629
To J Gould 10 Jul 1947

NZ 1382

RAF No.: BG262
Constructors No.: 1829
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 8 May 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
Crashed on a training flight
From Wigram 12 Jun 1943
Written off

NZ 1383

RAF No.: HN365
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 8 May 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 1 SFTS Wigram
The aircraft entered a dive during a steep turn
And crashed into a paddock near Wigram 1740 on 19 Dec 1943
F/S Douglas McDonald WAAF Marion Young killed
Written off

NZ 1384

RAF No.: HN544
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 26 Jun 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1385

RAF No.: HN548
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 26 Jun 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
Damaged in transit
Written off at Hobsonville 8 Nov 1943

NZ 1386

RAF No.: HN536
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Christchurch England
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 19 Jul 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Woodbourne
Converted to Inst 163 at 4 TTS Woodbourne 1953

NZ 1387

RAF No.: HN537
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 19 Jul 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No, 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1388

RAF No.: HN531
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 11 Apr 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
Converted to Inst parts at TTS Hobsonville 21 Nov 1947

NZ 1389

RAF No.: HN535
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 11 Aug 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1390

RAF No.: HN538
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 8 May 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To RJ Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1391

RAF No.: HN608
Constructors No.: 2814
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 11 Aug 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1392

RAF No.: HN545
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 23 Dec 1942
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Shelly Bay
Converted to Consul NZ 1904 18 Oct 1950

NZ 1393

RAF No.: HN546
Constructors No.: NK
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 27 Jul 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1394

RAF No.: LX180
Constructors No.: 3036
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 16 Aug 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Shelly Bay
Converted to Consul NZ 1905 Oct 1954

NZ 1395

RAF No.: LX179
Constructors No.: 3035
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 19 Jul 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1396

RAF No.: HN809
Constructors No.: 2965
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 5 Sep 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1397

RAF No.: HN810
Constructors No.: 2966
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 5 Sep 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

NZ 1398

RAF No.: HN814
Constructors No.: 2970
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 27 Aug 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To 2 SFTE Woodbourne
To Woodbourne
Converted to Inst 161 at 4 TTS Woodbourne 1952

NZ 1399

RAF No.: HN816
Constructors No.: 2972
Mark: 1
Built by Airspeed Ltd Portsmouth
B O C Unit No 36 Hobsonville 5 Sep 1943
Assembled by No 1 Aircraft Depot Hobsonville
To Hobsonville
WARB Release No 2444
To R J Kear 29 Mar 1954

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