Incident Gloster Meteor FR.9 WB142,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20350
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 February 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor FR.9
Owner/operator:79 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF
Registration: WB142
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1,5 miles south of RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into trees on overshoot in bad weather.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2008 00:48 JINX Added
09-Jun-2008 16:51 JINX Updated
17-Aug-2011 06:02 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Source]
27-May-2013 21:18 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
12-Aug-2014 16:09 Paco Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
16-Oct-2018 23:24 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
31-Oct-2018 14:54 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Oct-2019 19:34 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location]
05-Nov-2019 22:15 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Feb-2020 11:29 stehlik49 Updated [Location, Operator]

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