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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 APS RAF |
| Registration: | WL142 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sylt (EDXW) |
Collided with Meteor F.8 WK864 & lost tail during formation aerobatics. Crashed in the Waddensea. Pilot bailed out and rescued from sea by a helicopter.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Mannheimer Morgen 6 August 1959, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2008 19:19 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Oct-2012 14:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 15:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2013 18:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 20-Jul-2021 11:29 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
| 27-May-2025 12:14 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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