ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246554
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| Date: | Thursday 12 January 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 226 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | VW314 |
| MSN: | G5/244 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
| RAF Stradishall | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor T.Mk.7 VW314, 226 OCU, RAF: delivered 4/4/1949. Written off 12/1/1951 when approaching to land at RAF Stradishall, Suffolk, the Meteor stalled, and crash landed short of the runway. Aircraft wrecked, but the crew survived uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.109 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.106
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2021 14:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Jan-2021 16:46 | Dr.Roup | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
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