The Airspeed AS10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during World War II. Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states, most of which were once governed by the United Kingdom and are its former colonies. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...

History

The Oxford was based on Airspeed's commercial 8-seater Envoy III, seven of which had been modified for the South African Air Force as the "Convertible Envoy", equipped with a single machine-gun in a hand-operated Armstrong Whitworth dorsal turret for training air-gunners. The Airspeed company was established to build aeroplanes in 1931 in York, England by A.H. Tiltman and N.S. Norway. ... SAAF flag The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the Air Force of South Africa. ... Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. ...

Mark I

To produce the Oxford Mk I for the Royal Air Force, Airspeed increased the wingspan, modified the nose and employed fully-cowled Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX radial engines. The first Mk I flew on June 19, 1937 and entered service with the Central Flying School in November of that year. By the start of the war, about 300 Mk I Oxfords were in service with the RAF, while a number were also being used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force to train pilots for the RAF. The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1937: Events March March 5 - Imperial Airways opens a new flying boat base at Hythe, Hampshire. ... The badge of the Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is the air force arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. ...

Mark II

The prevalence of powered turrets by the start of the war meant the Oxford's role as a gunnery trainer lapsed. The Oxford Mk II, 70 of which were in service by the start of the war, dispensed with the turret and were used primarily as pilot trainers.

Mark III and IV

The Mk III and Mk IV Oxford were non-production models, the latter using the de Havilland Gipsy Queen engine.

Mark V

The final variant was the Mk V which was upgraded to the 450 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior radial engine. Many Mk I and II Oxfords were similarly upgraded to Mk V standard by fitting the Wasp Junior engines. The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior was an engine widely used in American aircraft starting in the 1930s. ...

T.II

Only 9 of these were built, 8 of them being conversions of Mark Is.

Demand for the Oxford resulted in 8,751 being built by Airspeed as well as de Havilland, Percival Aircraft Company and Standard Motors. In addition to training duties, Oxfords were used in communications and anti-submarine roles and as ambulances in the Middle East. The Airspeed company was established to build aeroplanes in 1931 in York, England by A.H. Tiltman and N.S. Norway. ... de Havilland UK In 1920 Geoffrey de Havilland changed the name of his company Airco, where he had previously been chief designer, to the De Havilland Aircraft Company. ... Hunting Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer, primarily producing light training aircraft. ... The Standard Motor Company was founded in Coventry, England in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Service

• RAAF
• RCAF
• RAF
• RNZAF
• FAA
• SAAF

The Oxford was the preferred trainer for the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) and British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) which sent thousands of potential aircrew to Canada for training. Some Oxfords were used as Light bombers in Iraq The RAAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force, with the central circle replaced by a Kangaroo, a symbol of Australia. ... The RCAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force with a maple leaf, a symbol of Canada in the centre. ... RAF is an abbreviation for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Fraction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Rachunarski Fakultet RAF is also an... The Royal New Zealand Air Force or RNZAF is the air operations arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. ... FAA may refer to: Federal Aviation Administration in the United States Fleet Air Arm in the UK Royal Navy Fuerza Aérea Argentina in Argentina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... SAAF flag The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the Air Force of South Africa. ...

In 1941, the aviatrice Amy Johnson went missing on an Airspeed Oxford, presumably crashing into the Thames estuary. Amy Johnson (July 1, 1903 – January 5, 1941) was a famous English aviatrix who was born in Kingston upon Hull. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames...

After the war, 152 surplus Oxfords were converted to become small 6-seat commercial airliners called the AS65 Consul. A small number of Oxfords were acquired by the Hellenic Air Force and used during the Greek Civil War by No. 355 Squadron RHAF. The Hellenic Air Force (Greek Πολεμική Αεροπορία) is the primary air force of Greece. ... An ELAS resistance fighter The Greek Civil War was a war fought between 1942 and 1949. ...

Specifications (Mk I)

General Characteristics

• Crew: Three
• Length: 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
• Wingspan: 53 ft 4 in (16.26 m)
• Height: 11 ft 1 in (3.38 m)
• Wing area: 348 ft² (32.3 m²)
• Weight
  • Empty: 5,380 lb (2,440 kg)
  • Loaded: 7,500 lb (3,402 kg)
  • Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 2x Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engines, 375 hp ( kW)

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Performance

• Maximum speed: 185 mph at 7,500 ft (298 km/h at 2,286 m)
• Range: 960 miles (1,545 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,500 ft (5,944 m)
• Rate of climb: 960 ft/min (290 m/min)
• Wing loading: 21.5 lb/ft² (105 kg/m²)
• Power/Weight:

Armament

• Vickers K machine gun in dorsal turret
• 250 lb (113 kg) bombs external

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Related content

Related development: Airspeed Envoy - Airspeed Consul

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Designation sequence: AS4 - AS5 - AS6 - AS8 - AS10 - AS30 - AS39 - AS45 - AS51 - AS57 - AS58 - AS65 The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a World War II troop-carrying glider built by the British company Airspeed Ltd and subcontractors. ... The Airspeed Ambassador was a twin piston engined airliner that first flew on July 10, 1947 and served in very small numbers through the 1950s. ... The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a World War II troop-carrying glider built by the British company Airspeed Ltd and subcontractors. ...

References

• Victor Flintham (1990). Air Wars and Aircraft: A Detailed Record of Air Combat, 1945 to the Present. Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2356-5.