ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20284
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| Date: | Thursday 18 May 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor U.16 Drone |
| Owner/operator: | RAF RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WA775 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardigan Bay, 7.5 miles NW of Llanbedr -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Llanbedr |
| Llanbedr | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Unmanned drone conversion of Gloster Meteor F.8. Converted by Flight Refuelling Ltd at Tarrant Rushton, Dorset. Written off 18/5/1961 when control lost & crashed into Cardigan Bay, 7.5 miles north-west of Llanbedr
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
http://web.archive.org/web/20120224234002/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/tarmet.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 12:54 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jan-2013 14:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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