ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47974
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| Date: | Thursday 25 November 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor NF Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 11 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EN-9 |
| MSN: | ex.WD732 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Braine-Le-Comte, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain airfield (B) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during a simulated night attack on Chièvres after the aircraft lost the canopy. The out-of-control aircraft crashed on a farm where the farmers' son was killed.
Crew:
Lt.Col-Aviateur Charles "Cactus" Louis Roman (CO 1Wing) - decapitated by the canopy - killed
(prev. RAF 235 Sqdn, 272 Sqdn),
Nav Cpt-Aviateur Jean de Norman et d'Audenhove (10Sqn) - Killed
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Gloster+(Armstrong+Withworth)+Meteor+NF.11
http://www.google.be/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CC0QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bamfbamrs.be%2FDillien%2FOT-PILOT.DOC&rct=j&q=fairey%20fox%205%2F3%2F3&ei=mgY7Te_EI8OhOuyIpbYL&usg=AFQjCNGjdj5jVXTlBWzMYSHWUUte73U0RQ&cad=rja
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2009 12:52 | MikeG | Updated |
| 22-Jan-2011 13:49 | ThW | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2013 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2013 15:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2013 15:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2013 11:00 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2020 21:54 | Xindel XL | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2022 01:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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