Hard landing Incident Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 WH375,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20971
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 September 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F Mk 8
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: WH375
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Sylt, near Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Sylt (EDXW)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Undercarriage damaged in heavy landing in rain.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1985)
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WH

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jun-2008 07:47 JINX Added
25-Oct-2012 15:03 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source]
13-Apr-2013 09:17 Anon. Updated [Operator]
13-Apr-2013 14:34 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
07-May-2013 12:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
28-May-2013 18:19 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
20-Sep-2013 15:43 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Damage, Narrative]
27-Dec-2020 15:55 DB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
07-Jul-2023 09:41 Nepa Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]]

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