ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20184
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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WA596 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deversoir -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Deversoir, Egypt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor T.Mk.7 WA596, 249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7/8/1953 when Swung in heavy landing & lost wheel.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.147 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.398
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 14:53 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Jun-2008 11:43 | JINX | Updated |
| 03-Feb-2013 02:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 25-May-2021 15:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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