Incident Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 WL407,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21369
 
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Date:Thursday 28 June 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor T Mk 7
Owner/operator:Wahn SF RAF
Registration: WL407
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bonn -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wahn (D)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Meteor WL407 The pilot baled out near Bonn, West Germany after the canopy came off during a dive and the aircraft began breake up.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999\r
ORB Stn Wahn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jun-2008 12:31 JINX Added
12-May-2015 07:42 yarbi Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
03-Dec-2018 17:56 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
05-Nov-2019 10:07 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
28-Oct-2020 16:26 Yarbi Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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