ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246249
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | VW785 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Gloster Meteor VW785, CGS (Central Gunnery School), RAF: Delivered to the RAF 16-2-1948. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15-6-1950: The aircraft stalled on final approach to RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, and crash landed short of the runway. Aircraft written off, but no reported injuries to the pilot.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.103 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.63
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2020 16:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Dec-2020 17:14 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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