ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47435
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 April 1956 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor T.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 700 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | I-3 |
| MSN: | G-05-241 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | office building at Stationsweg 153 in Woudenberg, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg AB |
| Soesterberg AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot performed stall excercise @ 10000ft. Airplane entered inverted spin. Pilot was unable to recover, had only 25hrs on type.. The pilot ejected and the plane crashed into an office building of the 'waterschap'.
The burning kerosine set the surrounding area on fire, including a villa. Nobody is hurt.
Pilot is 24 year old reserve second lieutenant Wim Oldhoff.
Sources:
http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/11-04-1956/msgnr/47
http://kw.jonker.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426:gloster-meteor-fmk4-fmk8-a-tmk7&catid=55&Itemid=493&showall=&limitstart=2&lang=nl
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2008 00:26 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Jan-2015 18:50 | taildragger | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2018 11:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2020 16:40 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
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