ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161045
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 January 1953 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 96 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WM149 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blankenham Noordoostpolder, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ahlhorn |
| RAF Oldenburg | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Several pairs of a/c took off from R.A.F. Ahlhorn for P.I.s. Weather deteriorated on take-off and aircraft were diverted to R.A.F. Oldenburg. Compass in WM149 was u/s and A.T.C. at Oldenburg lost a/c which was picked up by A.T.C. at the Dutch Airforce bases at Twente then Leeuwarden - both lost a/c, then fuel ran out and a/c crashed near Zwolle.
Sources:
Personal experience - I was navigator on sortie.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2013 17:45 | Ahlhorn 17 | Added |
| 29-Sep-2013 17:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2019 08:58 | Cobar | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jun-2019 09:02 | Cobar | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Feb-2020 15:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 04-May-2020 20:36 | AlLach | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Dec-2020 19:48 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2021 09:40 | Castle | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 21:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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