ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20494
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor TT Mk 20 |
| Owner/operator: | 3/4 CAACU RAF |
| Registration: | WD679 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) |
| Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor TT.20 WD679 "T" of 3/4 CAACU: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16.07.1968 when abandoned overshoot after hitting fence in the undershoot area at Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) Exeter, Devon. Both crew did not eject, but were recovered from the aircraft uninjured.
Struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) 29.05.1969 at No.5 MU RAF Kemble; sold to R.J. Coley & Son, Hounslow for scrapping.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983 p.29)
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1305204/
3. www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?89227-Exeter-CAACU-Meteors-and-Mossies
5. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=730
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2008 02:21 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Feb-2013 11:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2015 17:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2015 08:19 | yari | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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