Incident Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 WH250,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20897
 
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Date:Tuesday 1 October 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F Mk 8
Owner/operator:2 APS RAF
Registration: WH250
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein. -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Sylt (EDXW)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Tyre blew on take-off & tread damaged airframe, not repaired.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jun-2008 06:43 JINX Added
25-Oct-2012 15:07 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source]
13-Apr-2013 14:30 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
28-May-2013 18:10 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
20-Jul-2021 11:28 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]

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