Incident Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 WD682,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20496
 
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Date:Monday 26 September 1955
Time:22:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11
Owner/operator:68 Sqn RAF
Registration: WD682
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile south-east of Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Wahn (D)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Meteor WD682 : Take off for training night flight. 26/09/1955
Meteor WD682 collided with Meteor WH236 on night interception and abandoned.
Crew:
F/O (3046001) Leo D. JONES (pilot) RAF - bale out /Ok
F/O (579414) John Dennis ANSDELL (nav.) RAF - bale out /OK

Sources:

1.History 68 Squadron RAF
2.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jun-2008 02:27 JINX Added
17-Feb-2010 10:24 NePa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Mar-2012 02:42 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Jun-2014 16:07 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
13-Nov-2014 17:57 Lorenzo Lamas Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
10-Jun-2018 19:16 Nepa Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative]
09-Nov-2019 12:17 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
24-Mar-2020 20:15 stehlik49 Updated [Location, Operator]
17-Jan-2021 15:47 Anon. Updated [Narrative, Operator]
28-Jan-2022 22:11 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
13-Mar-2024 11:55 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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