ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21293
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 September 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor U.16 Drone |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WK877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aberporth Missile Range, Cardigan Bay -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Aberporth |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered 08.05.1953; operational service with 54 and 56 Squadrons. Withdrawn from service 17.08.1955 to 20 MU RAF Aston Down for storage. To 33 MU RAF Lyneham 23.08. 1960. Selected for conversion to Meteor U.16 drone and ownership transferred to C(A) Ministry of Aviation. Transferred to Flight Refuelling Ltd at Tarrant Rushton, Dorset 20.12.1961 for U16 conversion,
Written off 27.09.1966 when expended in missile trials over the Aberporth Ranges, Cardigan Bay
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983 p.71)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK
3. http://www.rafaberporth.org.uk/page3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2008 11:49 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jan-2015 18:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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