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| Date: | Monday 28 May 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WD734 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wahn, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wahn (Ger.) |
Meteor WD734: Took off for Training flight. 28/05/1956
Sank back onto the runway on take-off and overshot. Aircraft ran off the the end of the runway.
The plane written off (damaged beyond repair) 28/05/1956
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1. History 68 Sqdn RAF
2. ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
3. http://www.laarbruch-museum.net/Source/RAF-68.SQD.pdf
4. www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
5. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/No._68_Squadron_RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2008 05:23 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Jun-2008 11:50 | JINX | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2010 10:25 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2012 02:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2013 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2014 17:55 | Lorenzo Lamas | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2015 09:13 | Heil | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2019 12:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Mar-2020 20:12 | Iwosh | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jun-2020 18:32 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 12-Feb-2021 15:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jul-2021 11:18 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jan-2022 22:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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