Accident Gloster Meteor FR Mk.9 WB118,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20342
 
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Date:Saturday 31 October 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor FR Mk.9
Owner/operator:79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: WB118
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Eggeberg, 6 miles W of Bielfeld -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into hill in cloud on low level exercise.
Pilot:
Swedish.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2008 00:21 JINX Added
06-Jun-2008 22:07 JINX Updated
27-May-2013 21:20 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]

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