ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20345
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| Date: | Monday 5 September 1955 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor FR Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WB122 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile NE of Eindhoven AFB, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch (G) |
| Eindhoven AB (EIN/EHEH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost power & crashed in wood on approach.
The Meteor WB122 lost power and crashed in wood on approach to Eindhoven at 11:44hrs (Z).
The pilot Flg Off J.P. Shreeve was killed.
Sources:
https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/home/toedliche-abstuerze/laarbruch-abstuerze
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2008 00:33 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Jun-2008 02:00 | JINX | Updated |
| 27-May-2013 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2019 15:54 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 27-Dec-2020 16:13 | Vicktor | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2020 16:31 | Vicktor | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 01:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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