Date:	Tuesday 9 June 1953
Time:	day
Type:	Gloster Meteor F Mk 8
Owner/operator:	211 AFS RAF
Registration:	WK823
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Destination airport:	RAF Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 WK823, 211 AFS (Advanced Flying School), RAF: delivered 30/10/1952. Written off 9/2/1953 when crashed on landing at RAF Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

The pilot was undertaking his first-ever solo flying a Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8, and in the final stages of his approach to RAF Worksop, he "held off" from committing to a landing. The aircraft then "floated" along the runway at low altitude until it finally sank to the ground, landing heavily. The force of the impact was sufficient to cause the undercarriage to collapse.

Crew of Meteor WK823:
Pilot Officer P J D Stallworthy, RAF (pilot) - survived uninjured.

Although the aircraft was written off (deemed "damaged beyond economic repair") as noted above, the pilot appears to have survived with no injuries. It should also be noted that the pilot had the somewhat unfortunate and inappropriate name of "Stallworthy"(!).

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.145 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 375
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p.73)
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK
5. http://rafworksop.btck.co.uk/AircraftBasedatWorksop
6. http://rafworksop.btck.co.uk/ThosewhoservedanddiedfortheRAF

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Jun-2008 11:28	JINX	Added
12-May-2015 16:32	H.Shaft	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport]
30-Apr-2021 03:53	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Apr-2021 03:54	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
30-Apr-2021 08:58	H.Shaft	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Operator]