Accident Gloster Meteor F4 EF-36,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48052
 
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Date:Wednesday 29 December 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F4
Owner/operator:Fighter School (OTU) Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: EF-36
MSN: G5-281
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ottignies, Walloon Brabant -   Belgium
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/n : G5/281
RAF-SERIAL : VW351
BAF SERIAL : EF-36
Squadron code(s): MN-D, SV-H

1949-07-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
0000-00-00: to EBBE Bevekom 1 Wing 350 Squadron as MN-D
1953-00-00: to EBFN Koksijde Fighter School
1951-01-08: at EBMB Melsbroek Cat.4 crash
0000-00-00: to Gosselies, repaired by Fairey
1954-12-29: at Ottignies Cat.5, the pilot lost the control of his plane after an acrobatic flight above Ottignies
and crashed in a field in the village of Blocry (Ottignies)
pilot: Sgt-Vl Guillemain André killed, Koksijde Fighter School
1955-00-00: struck of charge (tt 296:00 hrs)

Sources:

https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-4
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VW

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
29-Apr-2009 12:52 MikeG Updated
25-Apr-2015 19:59 Claude Dardenne Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
27-Nov-2018 19:59 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
13-Nov-2022 01:52 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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