ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20635
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| Date: | Friday 14 October 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor U.16 Drone |
| Owner/operator: | RAF RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WE915 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aberporth Ranges, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAE Llanbedr, Wales |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
delivered to RAF 30.3.1951, to 263 Squadron 31.3.51 coded 'J'; Cat 3(R) damaged 11.5.51; Repaired On Site; returned to 263 Squadron 12.6.51; Cat 3(R) accident 22.12.53; Repaired On Site; back to 263 Squadron 5.3.54; To Airwork Hurn 28.2.55 for pilot training on Rebecca 7 equipment; Withdrawn from service to 12 MU RAF Kirkbride 7.8.57.
To Flight Refuelling Ltd at Tarrant Rushton, Dorset, 26.02.1959 for conversion to U16 drone. Written off 14.10.1960 when expended as a missile target over the Aberporth Ranges
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100-WZ999
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20120224234002/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/tarmet.html
3. http://www.air-britain.com/sampleaeromil.pdf
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2008 16:23 | JINX | Added |
| 05-Jun-2008 16:24 | JINX | Updated |
| 12-May-2012 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2017 19:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2020 20:59 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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