ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47490
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| Date: | Thursday 16 July 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | I-172 |
| MSN: | 6237 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bilthoven, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg, Netherlands |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F.M k.8 I-172/"8S-12", Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu): Built by Fokker, and delivered 7/7/1952. Written off (damaged beypond repair) 16/7/1953 when crashed at Bilthoven, Netherlands.
17-07-1953: Remains to Depot Soesterberg.
03-08-1953: Awaiting write-off.
04-08-1953: Written off charge as "damaged beyond repair").
The reported crash location of Bilthoven (52°8′N 5°12′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt.
NOTE: Various published sources transpose the histories of Meteor F.Mk.8s I-172 and I-173, so the above could apply to either airframe.
Sources:
1. https://kw.jonkerweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=646:gloster-meteor-fmk4-fmk8-a-tmk7-uk&catid=88&lang=en&showall=1&limitstart=&Itemid=550
2. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-g/vliegtuigen-g-gloster-meteor
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilthoven
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-May-2021 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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