ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195552
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Date: | Wednesday 15 July 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | Gloster Meteor T.7 |
Owner/operator: | 12 Gp CF RAF |
Registration: | WL480 |
MSN: | G5/423829 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) 15.7.1959 when yawed during a low speed over-shoot at RAF Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire with the undercarriage extended. WL480 rolled onto its back, struck the ground and burst into flames killing the pilot, Air Vice Marshall J.R.A. Embling, who was Commanding Officer of No.12 Group RAF (appointed on 1.1.1959)
Sources:
1.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm 2.
http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Embling.htm 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._12_Group_RAF#1937_to_1963 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-May-2017 23:19 |
Dr.John Smith |
Added |
25-Nov-2018 16:28 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
05-Nov-2019 22:53 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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