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| Date: | Monday 27 August 1956 |
| Time: | 09:35 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WK985 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi SE of Ceuta -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gibraltar |
| Gibraltar |
Both engines failed, abandoned. Practising aerobatics for a forthcoming B of B display at RAF Gibraltar
Pilot was Fl/Lt Murphy, CO of a small detachment in support of summer camp for visiting Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons. The aircraft and pilot were never found despite a Shackleton of 224 squadron taking off soon after the pilots mayday.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
https://www.gov.uk/search-armed-forces-memorial-roll-of-honourroll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=R4483
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2008 18:42 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 07:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 14-Aug-2012 10:57 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-May-2013 07:14 | Denis Perry | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 09:37 | DustyRN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Jun-2017 14:31 | Albert | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2020 08:06 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Damage, ] |
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