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| Date: | Thursday 29 August 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor U.16 Drone |
| Owner/operator: | RAF RAE Llanbedr |
| Registration: | WK885 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, 38 miles SW of Llanbedr, Merionethshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Llanbedr, Wales |
| Llanbedr |
Control lost flew into Irish Sea, 38 miles SW of Llanbedr, Merionethshire 29/8/1963.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20120224234002/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/tarmet.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2008 11:56 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jun-2008 11:57 | JINX | Updated |
| 21-May-2013 13:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2020 21:10 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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