Date:	Friday 30 December 1955
Time:
Type:	Gloster Meteor NF Mk 14
Owner/operator:	25 Sqn RAF
Registration:	WS732
MSN:	AWA.
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF West Malling, Maidstone, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Meteor WS732: Took off for a Day Training Flight from RAF West Malling. 30/12/1955
During take off a tyre burst during the take off run, damaging the undercarriage leg. Although the crew tried to abort the take off and stop the aircraft, the Meteor ran out of runway before it came to a halt. It ran off the end of the runway and caught fire. Both crew escaped uninjured, but the Meteor was burnt out and later struck off charge as Cat.5(s)

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4.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF (Operations Record Book)
5.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8441335
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WS
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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Jun-2020 16:36	Dr. John Smith	Added
07-Jun-2020 20:01	Boile A.	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
11-Feb-2022 11:10	Nepa	Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]