ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59852
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EF-48 |
| MSN: | G5-294 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Koksijde AFB, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Koksijde AB, Veurne, Belgium (EBFN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Meteor F.Mk.4 VZ385: To Belgische Luchtmacht in September 1949 with 1 Wing, 4 Sqn, Beauvechain (as 'SV-N'). Last ex-RAF Meteor F.Mk.4 delivered. Substantially damaged 21/9/1950 when crashed at Koksijde Air Base,1 nautical miles North-North-West of Veurne, Belgium. To Fairey Aviation, Gosselies for repairs 4/10/1950 and returned to service in early 1951.
Withdrawn from use in 1956.On 25/6/1957 ferry flight to Brustem-Wevelgem and struck off charge (total time on airframe 389:00 hrs). Transferred to Government Properties Administration (domeinen/domaines);sold for scrap and subsequently broken-up
Sources:
1. http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+2%3A+EF25+-+EF48 [Not working anymore]
2. http://www.belgian-wings.be/webpages//navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/Gloster%20Meteor%20F4/gloster_meteor_f4%20frontpage.htm [Not working anymore]
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.britishjets.net/wps/jetpages.nsf/pages/exports_belgium]
5. https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2009 23:05 | MikeG | Added |
| 10-Jul-2015 23:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2017 19:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2019 17:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 22:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-May-2023 05:52 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [[Location]] |
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