ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20246
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| Date: | Sunday 25 May 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Vintage Pair CFS RAF |
| Registration: | WA669 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with Vampire XH304 in formation during air display & crashed, killing both crew of the Meteor aircraft ( F/Lt Potter and Cpl Kevin Turner). As a driect result of this accident, public display flying was limited to singleton aircraft.
Note:These aircraft were known as The Vintage Pair on airshow circuit.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
1. http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19860525_wa669_xh304.pdf
2. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t48092034/mid-air-collision-25th-may-1986-at-mildenhall/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mid_air_collisions_and_mid_air_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
4. http://www.centralflyingschool.org.uk/History/History8.htm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 07:06 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Dec-2010 07:54 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 29-May-2013 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 15:09 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2016 09:27 | harro | Updated [Nature] |
| 29-Jun-2021 08:09 | Yelush | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
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