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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH443 |
| MSN: | G5/415572 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF West Malling, Maidstone, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
| RAF West Malling |
Meteor WH443: Belly landed at RAF West Malling, Kent, after the undercarriage jammed. 10/01/1956
Aircraft deemed as "damaged beyond economical repair" and the remains were allocated to the Civil Defence School at Eastwood Park, Falfield, Gloucestershire for Ground Instructional Use (although no "M" number was allocated). Finally scrapped.
Sources:
1. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
4. http://bartbarrell.com/civil-defence-school--.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2008 09:49 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jan-2012 13:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2014 14:45 | Slizack | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 26-Oct-2017 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2017 19:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Jun-2020 21:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 10:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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