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Date: | Thursday 8 August 1957 |
Time: | |
Type: | Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
Owner/operator: | 13 Gp CF RAF |
Registration: | VW488 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | South Bradford Farm, 1 mile north-west of Belsay, Northumberland -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Ouston, Northumberland |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Gloster Meteor T.Mk.7 VW488: Delivered 14/7/1949. Operational Service career was with 43 Squadron, RAF Leuchars as "SW-V" from 14/7/1949. To Flight Refuelling Ltd., Tarrant Rushton, Dorset 25/5/1954 for refurbishment. Then issued to 13 Group Communications Flight RAF.
Written off (destroyed) 8/8/1957: Shortly after take off from RAF Ouston, Northumberland, Meteor T.7 VW488 dived into the ground after loss of control at South Bradford Farm, one mile north-west of Belsay, Northumberland. The pilot and his passenger, the mess steward were both killed
Crew of Meteor VW488:
F/Sgt (788424) Ross BEAUMONT (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1909114) James Joseph COX (passenger) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 96)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.210
4. The Fighting Cocks: 43 (Fighter) Squadron p.324 By Jimmy Badlle
5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/37/S2887:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578667 6.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm 7.
https://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm 8.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VW 9.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=633482.0 10.
http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Aug-2020 20:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
09-Aug-2020 09:00 |
MiG15 |
Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
07-Dec-2020 00:59 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
23-Jul-2021 20:53 |
Jouda |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |