ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21271
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Date: | Thursday 2 August 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Gloster Meteor U.16 Drone |
Owner/operator: | RAF RAE Llanbedr |
Registration: | WK790 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Llanbedr, Merionethshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Llanbedr, Merionethshire (EGOD) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Transferred to the Ministry of Aviation 24/2/1961 for conversion to Meteor U.16 drone. Written off 2/8/1962 when failed to take-off on pilotless flight from Llanbedr, and caught fire when it ran off the end of the runway. Wreckage to the dump at Llanbedr for fire fighting/crash rescue training
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983)
2.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Jun-2008 09:23 |
JINX |
Added |
20-Oct-2013 04:15 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
09-Feb-2020 21:09 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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