ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206433
Last updated: 7 October 2020
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| Date: | 16-JUN-1947 |
| Time: | c. 10:30 LT |
| Type: | Gloster Meteor F Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 266 (Rhodesian) Squadron Royal Air Force (266 (Rhodesian) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | EE411 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sülfeld, 7 miles W of Bad Oldesloe -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Gloster Meteor EE411: Written off (destroyed) 16 June 1947 when spun into the ground from a three ship formation, and came down at Sülfeld, 7 miles W of Bad Oldesloe, Germany.
Crew :
F/Lt (181.251) James Mason (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.64. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircrft EA100-EZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1988 p 20)
3. Hamburger Abendblatt 28 July 2006
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2200628/mason,-james/
Related books:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Feb-2018 19:45 | TB | Added |
| 21-Feb-2018 19:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2019 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2019 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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