ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20331
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| Date: | Friday 24 July 1953 |
| Time: | 06:00 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor FR Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WB113 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Volkel AFB, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Volkel | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Abandoned out of fuel in bad weather.pilot, Harry Kilminster (22) from Birmingham, ejected but was killed when the parachute didn’t deploy. Crashsite close near Deurnsesteeg Deursen.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 21:06 | JINX | Added |
| 28-May-2013 00:17 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2019 10:13 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Apr-2024 12:53 | tuppie65 | Updated [Narrative] |
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