Accident Gloster Meteor F4 I-023, Thursday 26 January 1956
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Date:Thursday 26 January 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F4
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA
Registration: I-023
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Castelar/Buenos Aires, BA -   Argentina
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Taller Regional Río IV, prov Córdoba
Destination airport:
Narrative:
El 26 de enero de 1956 cayo a tierra en las proximidades de Castelar, provincia de Buenos Aires, proveniente del Taller Regional Río IV, provincia de Córdoba, según el informe el accidente fue por la detención de una turbina en vuelo por tener combustible contaminado, mientras se aprestaba a aterrizar en la VII Brigada Aérea de Morón, provocando la muerte del Teniente Néstor Marelli.

Sources:

Libro Serie Fuerza Aérea # 12 JORGE F. NUNEZ PADIN
WIKIPEDIA
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
MUNDO HISTORIA
http://www.mundohistoria.org/temas_foro/armamento-todas-las-epocas/gloster-meteor
AERO FLIGHT
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/arg/AirForce/Argentina-af-Meteor.htm
Historia del accidente aéreo de un Gloster
http://www.3040100.com.ar/historia-de-un-accidente-aereo-de-un-gloster/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jun-2015 19:06 TB Added
04-Jun-2015 19:18 TB Updated [Source, ]
27-Mar-2025 17:11 Gamietea Esteban Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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