ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247306
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VZ509 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barton Broad, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F8 VZ509, 74 (Tiger) Squadron RAF: delivered 15/6/1950. Written off 19/6/1951, this Gloster Meteor F.8 was involved in a tail chase with another 74 Sqaudron Meteor F.8 at approximately 6,000 feet over Norfolk, when it enter into a high speed stall. The aircraft then went into a spin from which is did not recover. The pilot stayed with the aircraft, and was killed on impact with the ground at Barton Broad, Nofolk.
Crew of Meteor VZ509:
Flying Officer Maurice Albert TURNER, RAF (pilot) - killed on active service 19/6/1951
The reported crash location of Barton Broad is a 164-hectare (410-acre) nature reserve 20 miles north-east of Norwich in Norfolk, at approximate co ordinates 52.733°N 1.479°E.
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. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.106
4. 74 Squadron ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/12/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2629/2 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8424990
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Broad
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2021 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 20:09 | Opietz | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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