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Date: | Tuesday 1 May 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
Owner/operator: | 205 AFS RAF |
Registration: | WA711 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Middleton St. George, nr Darlington, Co.Durham, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham |
Destination airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Gloster Meteor T.Mk.7 WA711/"Q", 205 AFS, RAF: delivered 6/10/1950. Written off 1/5/1951, the aircraft was approaching RAF Middleton St. George, near Darlington, County Durham in an asymmetric condition, with full flaps selected and one engine shut down. The pilot attempted to overshoot his approach to Middleton St. George, but lost control at low altitude and the aircraft crashed. No reported injuries to the two crew.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.113 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.29
4. 205 AFS ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/5/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2145/2 at
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162859 5.
http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Losses/Losses-PostWWII.htm 6.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA .
7.
http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Info/Mil/Mil1951.htm 8.
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234907710-raf-training-command-markings-meteor-mk4/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-May-2008 07:56 |
JINX |
Added |
07-Jun-2008 02:30 |
JINX |
Updated |
15-May-2013 13:27 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants] |
26-Oct-2017 00:15 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Jan-2021 21:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Jan-2021 11:22 |
INV |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
21-Jan-2021 21:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |