Incident Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 WL355,
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Date:Friday 15 April 1955
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor T Mk 7
Owner/operator:79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: WL355
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Horst, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Weeze
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Both engines failed due to fuel mismanagement, bellylanded.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Trouw
16-04-1955

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jun-2008 05:58 JINX Added
27-May-2013 21:20 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
24-Apr-2019 08:45 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source]
21-Jun-2022 20:13 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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