ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153988
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| Date: | Friday 16 September 1955 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | ATU RAAF |
| Registration: | A77-3 |
| MSN: | WM262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Mallala, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Mallala, South Australia |
| RAAF Edingurgh, South Australia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
09.01.53 Notified as awaiting collection at Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft, Baginton, Coventry
19.01.53 Delivered to RAF as Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM262 at 47 MU Sealand, Cheshire; packed and crated for sea transport.
04.06.53 Redelivered to RAAF by sea aboard the s.s. "Huntingdon" from Liverpool to Adelaide
25.08.53 Unassembled aircraft received ex UK, still marked as WM262
04.09.53 Assembly commenced at 1 Aircraft Depot
18.09.53 Allocated serial A77-3 and taken on charge
04.12.53 Allocated to ARDU Trials Flight (ATF) to be used for Blue Boar Missile trials; modified/extended nose cone fitted to cover additional electronics and guidance systems
18.12.53 Received by RAAF ATF (ATF later became Air Trials Unit) at Woomera, SA
13.05.55 To be renumbered WM262 upon return to RAF charge
16.09.55 Crashed and burned shortly after take-off at Mallala, SA. Pilot killed.
06.12.55 DOS requests approval to scrap aircraft and installed engine
22.02.56 Aircraft scrapped including engines 7017 and 9432
Sources:
www.adf-serials.com.au/2a77.shtml
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 12:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Dec-2014 07:41 | barrelroller | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Dec-2014 09:00 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-May-2015 08:45 | Boile A. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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