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Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1950 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Gloster Meteor F Mk 4 |
Owner/operator: | 203 AFS RAF |
Registration: | RA383 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 RA383, 203 AFS (Advanced Flying School), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20-9-1950. The aircraft stalled on a single-engine approach when heavy, and landed short of the runway at RAF Driffield, North Yorkshire. No reported injuries to the pilot.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.106 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.85
4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._8_Flying_Training_School_RAF#Third_formation 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Driffield Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Jan-2021 20:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
01-Jan-2021 20:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
02-Jan-2021 10:26 |
Allach |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |