ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243304
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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
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
| RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F. Mk. III EE472: Delivered to 1335 Conversation Unit 9.2.46. To CFE RAF West Raynham 26.9.46 for FLS (Fighter Leaders School) coded 'UX-P', later 'UX-Z'. To 92 Sqn 17.7.47 coded 'DL-A'; engine vibrated in flight; landed safely, 6.11.47; repaired by 1 BRSU. Returned to 92 Sqn 12.2.48. To 222 Sqn 4.6.48. To 39 MU 30.7.48. Next to 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron, RAF Finningley 11.2.49 coded 'RAW-J' later 'YQ-T'.
Written off (destroyed) 8.1.50. 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: Martin Derry, Neil Robinson
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.27
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_2009.pdf p.76
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._616_Squadron_RAF#Post-war
6. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php/84838-RAuxaf-Meteor-F-Mk-3-616-500-Sqn-zip
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Finningley#Post_Second_World_War
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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] |
| 13-Mar-2023 19:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 14-Mar-2023 20:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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