ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20473
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WD603 |
| MSN: | AWA.5260 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 8 miles SSE of RAF Ford, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex |
| RAF Ford, West Sussex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor WD603/"C": Delivered 30 August 1951. Written off (destroyed) 20/10/1953 -
Ran out of fuel & ditched in the English Channel 8 miles offshore (south south east) on approach to RAF Ford, Yapton, Arundel, West Sussex. Both crew bailed out, and survived.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.151 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 421
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
4. De Tijd 21 October 1953, p.7
5. 29 Sqaudron ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/12/1955: National Archives (PRO Kew) file AIR 27/2606/1 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8423915
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WD
7. Meteor WD603 at RAF Tangmere 1952: https://picclick.co.uk/Gloster-Meteor-WD603-at-Tangmere-1952-original-photo-203443547104.html#&gid=1&pid=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 22:45 | JINX | Added |
| 12-May-2015 17:13 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 09-Jan-2016 20:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2020 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2020 09:04 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-May-2021 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 20:44 | Nepa | Updated [[Cn, Source, Narrative]] |
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