ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48038
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| Date: | Friday 5 April 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EG-45 |
| MSN: | AWA.6439 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moerkerke, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brustem, Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 EG-45 "VT-R" of 29 Squadron, 13th Wing, Belgische Luchtmacht: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5/4/1957 when crashed at Moerkerke, Belgium. According to a rough translation into English of a Belgian website (see link #1):
"On April 5, 1957, 21-year-old pilot Werner Marreyt crashed with his Gloster Meteor F.8 EG45 VT-R near the Middelburgse Steenweg in Moerkerke. At the time, farmer André Landuyt was working on his field. He saw the jet (13 Wing 29 Sqn) crash several hundred meters further. It was a miracle that André was only slightly injured. A small Maria chapel in honor of the pilot was founded in the Middelburgse Steenweg at house number 49A.
Sources:
1. https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/mariakapel-voor-crash-marreyt-gloster-meteor-f-8-eg-45-vt-r/
2. http://www.belgian-wings.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Gloster%20Meteor%20F.8/Gloster%20Meteor%20F.8%20EG-045.html
3. https://www.hangarflying.eu/gemeente/damme/moerkerke/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Aug-2020 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2020 18:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2020 19:40 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2022 22:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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