ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315163
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| Date: | Friday 9 August 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | ECFS RAF |
| Registration: | EE466 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F. Mk. III; Delivered to ECFS (Empire Central Flying School) RAF Hullavington, Chippenham, Wiltshire 28.1.46. ECFS became EFS (Empire Flying School) at RAF Hullavington 7.5.46 coded 'FCW-K'.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9.8.46 when both engines cut; bellylanded/force landed into a field near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Pilot Flt/Lt RA H McKeand OK. Struck off charge as Cat E(FA) 31-8-46
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.101: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.197
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft EA100-EZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1988 p 21)
5. Air Britain Aeromilitaria Summer 2009 p.77: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_2009.pdf
6. ECFS/EFS RAF ORB for the period 1-4-1942 to 31-5-1949: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/628: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100337
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hullavington#Royal_Air_Force
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipping_Norton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2023 17:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Jun-2023 17:47 | Nepa | Updated |
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