ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20322
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| Date: | Saturday 21 November 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WA967 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Wattisham, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 WA967, 263 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF: Delivered 20/3/1951. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21/11/53 when the aircraft caught fire in flight. Despite the aircraft recovering safely to RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, the aircraft was deemed as "damaged beyond economic repair". Not repaired, and struck off charge. The pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.152 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 430
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
4. 263 Squadron ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/4/1953 to 30/11/1953: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2671/12 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8426892
5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/187: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424308
6. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/32/S2668: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578514
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 20:36 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jun-2008 22:18 | JINX | Updated |
| 30-May-2013 13:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 06-Jan-2020 22:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2021 23:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2021 00:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 23-May-2021 00:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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