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| Date: | Monday 7 January 1957 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | 323 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | I-116 |
| MSN: | 6359 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Barneveld, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB |
The pilot got lost due to radio problems and bad weather, made a forced landing in a field after running out of fuel. Came to rest against a railway embankment,narrowly missing a passing train.
Sources:
http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/07-01-1957/msgnr/48
De Volkskrant
08-01-1957
Nn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2008 23:50 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Oct-2010 08:59 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 20-Oct-2010 09:41 | JaWo | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 28-Apr-2019 10:47 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2019 21:54 | Cobar | Updated [Source, ] |
| 07-Dec-2020 17:26 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 10:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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