ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187354
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| Date: | Friday 3 October 1952 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | I-161/7E-11 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leusden, SSE of Amersfoort, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg AFB (NL) |
| Soesterberg airfield (EHSB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
I arrived at the crash site within minutes after it happened.
My sister had witnessed the crash.
Many years later I learned that the pilot was Hannes Schmitz aka John Schmitz.
He has been a class mate of my sister's brother in law at the Rijks Luchtvaartschool.
Sources:
The accident is covered in great detail in "Het Paard van Phaethon. Herinneringen aan de Gloster Meteor in Nederland 1948-1959" by Aart van Wijk.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2016 13:25 | Gary | Added |
| 18-May-2019 20:59 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Registration] |
| 12-Apr-2020 20:00 | Investig | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2020 20:01 | Investig | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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