Incident Gloster Meteor NF11 EN-8,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47975
 
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Date:Thursday 12 April 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor NF11
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: EN-8
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Beauvechain AFB, Walloon Brabant -   Belgium
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:EBBE
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
After malfunction of the fuelpump during takeoff from Beauvechain the pilot had problems with both engines. During this phase he also entered the slipstream of the aircraft in front of him and the aircraft crashed on the edge of the runway.

Sources:

http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Gloster+(Armstrong+Withworth)+Meteor+NF.11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
29-Apr-2009 12:58 MikeG Updated
29-Jun-2022 11:51 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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