Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Airspeed AS-10/41/45/65 / Consul / Oxford
    Latest Model:Oxford I
    Last Military Serial:MP425 RAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-AITB
    Compressed ID:Standard Motor Car Co. Ltd. Oxford...
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an Oxford I by Standard Motor Car Co. Ltd. at Coventry, England.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n MP425.

    From 12 March 1943 to Circa 4 April 1945

    Transferred to No. 1536 Beam Approach Training Flight, Spitalgate, Lincs.
    Pilot log books indicate the airframe may have stayed with No. 1536 into April 1943, rather than transfer to No.18 below.

    18 February 1945

    Transferred to No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, Church Lawford, Warwickshire.

    March 1945

    Transferred to No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, Relief Landing Ground, Snitterfield, Warwickshire.

    12 May 1945

    Transferred to No. 7 SFTS, Westwood, Peterborough, Cambs.

    April 1946

    Operated by No. 7 SFTS, Kirton.

    7 June 1946

    Transferred to No. 12 MU, Kirkbride, Cumbria.
    Sent to No. 12 for disposal.

    April 1960

    To College, Air Training with new c/r G-AITB.
    Air Services Training became College of Air Training when the parent company, Hawker Siddeley, sold the company to the Government.

    August 1960

    To Airwork Services Training Ltd, Perth Aerodrome, Scotland keeping c/r G-AITB.

    23 May 1961

    Withdrawn from use and used as a ground instruction aiframe for engineering training.

    March 1969

    To RAF Museum.

    June 1969

    To RAF Museum Storage, Henlow.
    Placed in storage at Henlow.

    June 1970

    Loaned to No. 27 MU Shawbury, Salop.
    The intent was that volunteers would restore the airframe, but this did not happen.

    May 1972

    Returned from lease.
    Returned to storage at Henlow.

    Restoration started.
    The wings and tail were restored at Henlow.

    By June 1975

    Transferred to RAF Museum Restoration Centre, Cardington.

    1985

    Repair started.
    The restoration was resumed at Cardington.

    May 1990

    Restoration completed.
    Markings Applied: G

    19 May 1991

    Loaned to Newark Air Museum, Notts.

    15 May 1994

    Returned from loan to RAF Museum Restoration Centre, Cardington.
    Returned to Cardington prior to transfer for Hendon.

    October 1994

    To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    1995


    Photographer: Chris Redford
    Notes: Airspeed Oxford 1 MP425, RAF Museum, Hendon 1995

    1995


    Photographer: Chris Redford
    Notes: Airspeed Oxford 1 MP425, RAF Museum, Hendon 1995

    2009


    Photographer: Andy West

    11 December 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Oxford I is displayed in the Bomber Hanger Collection of the RAF Museum at Hendon
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Wrecks and Relics
    Internet Sources
     Royal Air Force Museum
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=629][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Airspeed-Standard Motor Car Co. Ltd. Oxford I, s/n MP425 RAF, c/r G-AITB[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=629
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.