Date:	Tuesday 29 May 1951
Time:	day
Type:	Gloster Meteor T Mk 7
Owner/operator:	208 Sqn RAF
Registration:	WA617
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Nicosia -   Cyprus
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	RAF Nicosia, Cyprus (NIC/LCNC)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Gloster Meteor T7, WA617, 208 Squadron, RAF: delivered 19/10/1949. Written off 29/05/1951, Undershot landing at RAF Nicosia, Cyprus. Damaged Beyond Repair when undercarriage leg collapsed. No reported injuries to the crew

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.114 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.142
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
29-May-2008 15:13	JINX	Added
07-Jun-2008 02:34	JINX	Updated
23-Jan-2012 05:24	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source]
23-Jan-2021 23:25	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]