ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21255
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | WK723 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Drewton, 2 miles NNE of South Cave, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 WK723: Delivered 28/5/52. RAF service was with the CGS (Central Gunnery School), RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire only
Written off (destroyed) 21/12/54: Dived into ground out of cloud at Drewton, 2 miles North-North-East of South Cave, East Yorkshire. Pilot killed.
Crew:
Flying Officer Frank MAXWELL RAF (pilot, Service Number 2539891, aged 21) - killed on active service 21/12/54
The reported crash location of Drewton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A1034 road, 6 miles (10 km) south-east from Market Weighton and 11 miles (18 km) west from Hull city centre, and forms part of the civil parish of South Cave at approximate co ordinates: 53.783181°N, 0.609154°W.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.167 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p.70)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.108
4. The Gloster Meteor in British Service By Martin Derry
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drewton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2008 08:39 | JINX | Added |
| 05-Oct-2011 22:03 | angels one five | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2015 08:00 | Boile A. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 09:55 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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