Accident Gloster Meteor F4 I-077, Thursday 7 June 1956
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Date:Thursday 7 June 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-077
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:a 10 Km al sudeste de la localidad de Ezeiza, pcia de Buenos Aires -   Argentina
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
El 7 de junio de 1956 un avión Gloster G.41 G Meteor FMk-4 registro I-077, perteneciente a la Fuerza Aérea Argentina, cuyo piloto era el Alférez Cesar Piñón. Choca contra el terraplén del ferrocarril, a 10 Km al sudeste de la localidad de Ezeiza, provincia de Buenos Aires, al intentar aterrizar de emergencia por falta de combustible. Daños importantes en la aeronave que motivaron su baja, su piloto el resultó ileso.

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2016 09:49 Nepa Added
21-Jun-2016 16:30 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
21-Jun-2016 18:52 TB Updated [Date, Registration, Location, ]
28-Mar-2025 07:15 Gamietea Esteban Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]

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