ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20493
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| Date: | Thursday 19 March 1953 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WD676 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Noordoostpolder, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wahn (G) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Meteor WD676: In-flight failure of the respiratory apparatus. 19/03/1953
The plane crashed in the fields along the Uiterdijkenweg in the Noordoostpolder. It passed below the powerlines, chopped off four large trees 1 meter above the ground with its wings and came to rest in the fields across the road.
Crew:
F/O (501755) Kenneth James McCLEARY (pilot) RAF - overcome by anoxia, spun & abandoned.
F/O (3107050) Harry Arthur LAKE (nav.) RAF - allow out.
Sources:
History 68 Sqn RAF
ORB 68 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2008 02:10 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Feb-2010 10:25 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2012 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2012 06:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2014 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2014 17:53 | Leopard DX | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2015 19:48 | Frans | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2015 19:49 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Dec-2015 16:42 | Faun | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2019 09:37 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities] |
| 09-Nov-2019 12:11 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Mar-2020 21:41 | DB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 21:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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