Mid-air collision Accident Gloster Meteor F8 I-255,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47434
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 May 1956
Time:12:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F8
Owner/operator:326 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: I-255
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wiene, Overijssel -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Twenthe
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Midair collision between two Meteors. I-255 crashed in a field; the other Meteor I-237 landed safely at Twenthe AB.

Sources:

http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19560503&id=LC-19560503-1008&words=+meteor%20meteor

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
13-Jul-2009 02:07 harro Updated
26-Apr-2019 21:40 Cobar Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Dec-2020 16:44 Cobar Updated [Operator]
20-Jun-2022 09:48 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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