Incident Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 WL142,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21335
 
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Date:Tuesday 4 August 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F Mk 8
Owner/operator:1 APS RAF
Registration: WL142
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein. -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Sylt (EDXW)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with Meteor F.8 WK864 & lost tail during formation aerobatics.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jun-2008 19:19 JINX Added
25-Oct-2012 14:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source]
13-Apr-2013 15:26 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
28-May-2013 18:12 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
20-Jul-2021 11:29 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]

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