ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20282
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| Date: | Thursday 4 November 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WA773 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk |
| RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 WA773: Delivered 18/1/51. RAF Service was with 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron, RAF only
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4/11/54: Undercarriage collapsed on landing at RAF Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk. Aircraft deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and struck off charge 5/11/54 as Cat.5(c). Pilot uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.166 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p.)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.97
4. The Gloster Meteor in British Service By Martin Derry
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 12:32 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Jun-2008 10:09 | JINX | Updated |
| 18-Jan-2012 04:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-May-2013 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 29-May-2013 14:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2014 10:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature] |
| 10-May-2015 17:51 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 27-Nov-2019 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2020 22:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2021 21:36 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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