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| Date: | Wednesday 2 May 1956 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | 326 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | I-255 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wiene, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twenthe |
Midair collision between two Meteors. I-255 crashed in a field; the other Meteor I-237 landed safely at Twenthe AB.
Sources:
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19560503&id=LC-19560503-1008&words=+meteor%20meteor
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2009 02:07 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Apr-2019 21:40 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2020 16:44 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 09:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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