ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20869
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| Date: | Monday 26 September 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF Flying College |
| Registration: | WH169 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire (EGYD) |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 26 September 1960, as part of a "touch and go" manoeuvre at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, the student pilot carried out a successful asymmetric touchdown. He then opened only one throttle which caused the aircraft to swing off the runway onto the grass. The port undercarriage leg struck a fire hydrant sign which swung the aircraft round to an abrupt halt ("ground looped"). No reports of the pilot being injured.
Meteor T.7 WH169 was deemed to be a write-off (damaged beyond economic repair) and was struck off charge as Cat.5(c) on 28/9/1960 for recovery of components and reduction to produce. Remains reported dumped at the premises at Skylines (Aircraft Components) Ltd., at Sandhurst, Berkshire, on 3/10/62
Sources:
1. RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s-incident-logs
4. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?36444-Scrapyard-Photos-Any-More&p=1223529
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2008 19:40 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Oct-2013 06:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2020 20:45 | Allach | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 13-May-2021 21:14 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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