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

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

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]