Incident Gloster Meteor F8 I-116,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47410
 
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Date:Monday 7 January 1957
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F8
Owner/operator:323 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: I-116
MSN: 6359
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Barneveld, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Leeuwarden AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot got lost due to radio problems and bad weather, made a forced landing in a field after running out of fuel. Came to rest against a railway embankment,narrowly missing a passing train.

Sources:

http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/07-01-1957/msgnr/48

De Volkskrant
08-01-1957
Nn

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
06-Nov-2008 23:50 harro Updated
20-Oct-2010 08:59 Anon. Updated [Registration, Cn]
20-Oct-2010 09:41 JaWo Updated [Registration, Cn]
28-Apr-2019 10:47 Cobar Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Jun-2019 21:54 Cobar Updated [Source]
07-Dec-2020 17:26 Cobar Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
20-Jun-2022 10:23 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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