Incident Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 WH115,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20863
 
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Date:Sunday 16 October 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor T Mk 7
Owner/operator:605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF
Registration: WH115
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Honiley, Warwickshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Honiley, Warwickshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Meteor WH115: The aircraft's brakes failed on landing at RAF Honiley, Warwickshire, causing the Meteor to overshoot and run off the runway into a ditch. 16/10/1955
Crew:
F/O (2535089) Michael MAYNE (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O (????) John Courtney HEATHCOTE - WALKER (pass.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells:
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009.
4. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1950-88.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WH

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jun-2008 19:10 JINX Added
10-Jan-2012 14:49 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
23-May-2019 17:04 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Operator]
31-May-2020 18:11 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
31-May-2020 18:14 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
31-May-2020 18:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]
06-Jan-2022 10:54 Nepa Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]

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