ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20323
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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor U.16 Drone |
| Owner/operator: | RAF RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WA982 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cardigan Bay, 22 miles SW of Llanbedr -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Llanbedr |
| Llanbedr | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WA982 was modified to flight test the Rolls-Royce R.B.93 Soar lightweight jet engines. These were mounted at the wing tips so this Meteor was in fact the only four- engined example of the type!
Converted in 1960 to Meteor U.16: Unmanned drone conversion of Gloster Meteor F.8. Control lost & crashed into Cardigan Bay, 22 miles south west of Llandbedr on 11.5.1961
Note: This aircraft was NOT shot down/destroyed in missle firing trials
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515683/details/gloster-meteor-f8-wa982
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954
http://www.aviastar.org/gallery/picture.php?dir=012&p=3
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2069.5;wap2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 20:39 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jan-2013 14:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2013 14:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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