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| Date: | Friday 19 December 1958 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | Vliegdienst Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | I-219 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leeuwarden AFB, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB |
Pilot ejected near Hallum after an engine failure, the aircraft flew on for another 10kms before crashing near Bilgaard close to Leeuwarden AB.
Sources:
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19581219&id=LC-19581219-1007&words=+meteor%20meteor
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2009 02:27 | harro | Updated |
| 05-Jun-2020 09:42 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 12:38 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 17-Jun-2022 12:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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