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Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | VZ527 |
MSN: | G5/361699 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 VZ527, 66 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 17/4/51 when crashed at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire. The Meteor made a fast low-level run over the airfield at Linton-on-Ouse. However while doing so, the aircraft broke up in flight, scattering pieces of wreckage over the airfield, and killing the pilot. One source (see link #1) attributes the in-flight break-up to the undercarriage partially extending in flight, causing aerodynamic instability and a loss of control.
Crew of Meteor VZ527:
Flight Sergeant Boaden Danny Schnitzler, RAF - killed on active service 17/4/51
This fatality was the third fatal flying accident involving a Meteor F.Mk.8 of 66 Squadron in the space of one week, following the fatal crashes of Meteors WZ518 and WA791 on 12/4/51.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.113 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 129
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT220/10:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424131 4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/31/S2521:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578367 5. 66 Squadron ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/12/1955: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2627/1 at
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8424987 6.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Dec-2019 22:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
27-Dec-2019 12:10 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
18-Jan-2021 01:34 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |