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| Date: | Wednesday 5 December 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor NF11 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EN-14 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sart-lez-Spa, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
During a radar testflight in preparation for a nightflight the pilot is caught out by some bad weather and low cloud. The pilot continues to fly low and flies into the ground. Both occupants die in the crash.
Crew: 1Sgt.vl. Jeroom Janssens & 1Sgt.nav. Jacques Pairoux
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Gloster+%28Armstrong+Withworth%29+Meteor+NF.11
http://gite-ardennais.com/fagnesmonumentsaviateurs.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2009 12:58 | MikeG | Updated |
| 02-May-2017 19:11 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2022 23:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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