ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220048
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| Date: | Monday 13 March 1972 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor U21 |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WL134 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardigan Bay, NW of RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Llanbedr, Gwynedd (EGOD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor U21 WL134: Notified as awaiting collection 30 November 1953. Delivered 31 December 1953. Operational service was with 41 Squadron in 1954, RAF Biggin Hill Station Flight, back to 41 Squadron, and then with 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron. Returned to 12 MU Kirkbride 18 February 1957. Transferred to 33 MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 2 February 1960 for further storage.
Declared a non-effective airframe 16 November 1961, but selected for conversion to Meteor U21 drone 28 November 1961. Struck off charge same day, and transferred to C(A) MoA (Controller (Air) Ministry of Aviation) charge. To Flight Refuelling at Tarrant Rushton for conversion to U21 drone, then issued to RAE Llanbedr.
Written off (Destroyed) in operations out of RAE Llanbedr, on or prior to 13 March 1972. Presumed crashed into Cardigan Bay, NW of RAE Llanbedr, near Harlech, Gwynedd while being flown unmanned.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p.72)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WL
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
4. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/tarmet.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2018 07:39 | Keith Scott | Added |
| 25-Dec-2018 07:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2020 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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