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| Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork Ltd |
| Registration: | WS110 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire |
Written off 15/5/1956: Struck a cottage during a GCA approach to Brawdy, Pembrokeshire killing the pilot. Pilot killed is presumed to be Captain John Holmes RN as he was the only naval aviation fatality recorded for 15/5/56.
Sources:
1. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
3. http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1956-59.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2013 04:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Jun-2020 22:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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