Accident Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 WM146,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139203
 
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Date:Wednesday 29 July 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11
Owner/operator:256 Sqn RAF
Registration: WM146
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 miles NE of RAF Brüggen, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Brüggen, Ger. (EDUR)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
F/O pilot RAF he was killed whilst flying in Meteor NF.Mk.11 (WM146) of 256 Sqdn, which collided with a USAF
Sabre F-86F (51-13178) near Bruggen. and crashed. One crew member killed.
Crew:
??? pilot RAF - killed
??? nav. RAF - Ok

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20160325154804/
http://www.rafjever.org/4sqnpic232.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2011 09:33 Nepa Added
10-Dec-2011 10:10 Nepa Updated [Operator]
29-May-2012 03:03 Nepa Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport]
06-Dec-2013 19:59 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-Apr-2024 21:23 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]
09-Apr-2024 10:38 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative, Operator]
09-Apr-2024 10:44 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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