ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20259
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| Date: | Friday 22 November 1963 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE |
| Registration: | WA709 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on November 22 1963. Landed ten yards short of the runway at Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire during a dusk landing. The aircraft was overweight with a full ventral tank and had airbrakes extended. The undercarriage collapsed when it hit the lip of the runway and the aircraft caught fire as it slid down the runway and subsequently burnt out. The pilot escaped uninjured. Struck off charge July 8 1964: Total airframe time 1,555.15 hours
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?122257-Gloster-Meteor-VW453-history-required
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1963.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 07:55 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jan-2013 15:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2013 00:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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