Accident Gloster Meteor F8 I-104,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47443
 
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Date:Friday 26 August 1955
Time:19:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F8
Owner/operator:324 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: I-104
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Beesd, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Leeuwarden
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control and crashed after being hit by lightning several times

Sources:

http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/27-08-1955/msgnr/12

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
07-Nov-2008 00:23 harro Updated
03-Jun-2019 15:14 Cobar Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Dec-2020 15:47 Cobar Updated [Operator]
20-Jun-2022 10:11 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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