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| Date: | Wednesday 14 March 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WL470 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Meteor WL470: Damaged in a belly landing at West Raynham, Norfolk on 14/3/1962 after the pilot forgot to lower the undercarriage. Later declared a write off (damaged beyond economical repair) and Struck off Charge 22/3/1962 as Cat.5(C) and reduced to spares and scrap
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1049396/
www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htma
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2008 01:42 | JINX | Added |
| 10-Feb-2013 21:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 05-Apr-2013 14:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 15-Sep-2014 12:10 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 20-Jul-2021 11:20 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
| 23-Aug-2022 11:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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