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Date: | Saturday 4 September 1948 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Gloster Meteor F Mk 4 |
Owner/operator: | CFE RAF |
Registration: | VT144 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Narrative:Gloster Meteor VT144: Delivered to the Central Fighter Establishment at RAF West Raynham. 29/04/1948
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4.9.48 when undercarriage was severely damaged by mudguard which had detached from the undercarriage of the formation leader's aircraft during a paired take-off from RAF West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk. On return to RAF West Raynham, Meteor VT144 bellylanded and slid along the runway, causing damage to the aircraft's undersides.
Crew:
F/Lt D.H DAVY (pilot) RAF: survived OK
Damage initially assessed as Cat B (Repairable); re-cat E 13.10.48 and struck off charge.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Final Landings A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946-1949 p 426 by Colin Cummings
4. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
5. CFE RAF ORB for the period 1946-1949: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1349:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101059 6. Aeromilitaria (Air Britain) Winter 2009 p.172:
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_2010.pdf 7.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=vt 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Fighter_Establishment 9.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Raynham#Postwar Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Apr-2023 14:26 |
Dr. John Smith |
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