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Date: | 08-JAN-1950 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Gloster Meteor F Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron Royal Air Force (616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF) |
Registration: | EE472 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | near RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire, England. -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Gloster Meteor F.Mk.III EE472, "RAW-R" of 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 8/1/1950. During the descent from high level for final approach to RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire, both engines of Meteor EE472 flamed out and could not be re-started (possibly due to engine icing?), and the canopy misted over with ice. The pilot - Flying Officer D.A.Barry - bailed out and landed safely. The Meteor dived into the ground near RAF Finningley. South Yorkshire
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.89 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Gloster Meteor in British Service By Martin Derry, Neil Robinson
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.27
4.
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/84838-RAuxaf-Meteor-F-Mk-3-616-500-Sqn-zip
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Sep-2020 20:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
26-Sep-2020 20:46 |
Yarbi |
Updated [Operator, Location, Accident report, Operator] |
15-Dec-2020 13:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |