Accident Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 WG962,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20848
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 June 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor T Mk 7
Owner/operator:CFS RAF
Registration: WG962
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on 26/6/1962 due to Engine failed on take-off from RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, rolled into ground, killing both crew.

Wreckage recovered by (and to) 71 MU RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire, where noted 15/9/1962

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578816
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?78785-71-MU-Bicester

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jun-2008 10:01 JINX Added
11-Feb-2013 08:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
12-May-2015 08:12 ABBA Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]

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