ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21344
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| Date: | Friday 24 June 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor FR Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WL265 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles SSE of Limburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit obstruction during tactical reconnaissance exercise, caught fire and abandoned. Pilot Flying Officer Anthony William Wicking ejected through canopy at 200ft and seperated from parachute.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
El Litoral 25 June 1955, p1
Operations Record Book No 79 Squadron June 1955
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2008 19:39 | JINX | Added |
| 27-May-2013 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2013 16:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Mar-2015 20:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2017 20:19 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2017 10:09 | Laarbruch Museum | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2017 10:09 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2020 15:48 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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