ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153987
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| Date: | Friday 28 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | ARDU RAAF |
| Registration: | A77-2 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Evatts Field, RAAF Woomera, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAAF Evatts Field, Woomera | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A77-2 (ex-RAF Meteor T.7 VW410). Delivered to the RAF as VW410. No RAF service; stored until transferred to the RAAF. Became A77-2 on 30/10/48
Delivered to RAAF 9/11/51. Used by ARDU. Crashed 28/9/56 at Evatts Field (a satellite airfield of RAAF Woomera, Adelaide, South Australia) Struck off charge 06/03/57. Authorized to be broken up as spares and scrap 15/04/57.
Sources:
www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series2/A77.htm
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/MEGGS_meteor.html
www.adf-serials.com.au/2a77.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAAF_Woomera_Airfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 12:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Mar-2013 12:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2015 17:48 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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