ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249215
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| Date: | Thursday 6 November 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 205 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | VT245 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkhire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, near Darlingtonm County Durham |
| RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.4 VW268, 205 AFS (Advanced Flying School), RAF; delivered 3rd September 1948. First service with 43 Sqaudron, RAF Leuchards, Fife, from 23rd October 1948 as "SW-Y". Transferred to 92 Squadorn, RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire from 26th September 1950. To 205 AFS, RAF Middleton St George later in 1950.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6th November1952 when crashed at RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire. Aircraft bellylanded at Topcliffe after running out of fuel
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p. 135 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 307
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
4. The Fighting Cocks: 43 (Fighter) Squadron By Jimmy Beedle
5. 205 AFS ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/5/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2145/2 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162859
6. https://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm
7. http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Info/History/Accidents.htm
8. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VT
9. http://s617306976.websitehome.co.uk/AYASMagazines/1965%2004.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2021 23:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Mar-2021 23:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2021 23:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2021 17:01 | Emil Robot | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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