ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20924
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 August 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor U.16 Drone |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WH320 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aberporth Ranges, Cardigan Bay, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Llanbedr, Wales (EGOD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Expended: Shot down on 15/8/1979 over the Aberporth range by a Sky Flash missile fired from a 29 Squadron Phantom FGR2.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WH
4. http://naca.central.cranfield.ac.uk/reports/arc/cp/0195.pdf
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955
6. http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11244&start=1400
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2008 19:13 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Dec-2012 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2013 02:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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