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| Date: | Friday 3 January 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EG-207 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Merken -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brustem, Belgium |
26/09/50: delivered to RAF as WA883, never used by RAF (contract 6/ACFT/2430 C.B 7(b))
24/11/50: taken on charge by Belgische Luchtmacht
00/01/51: 1Wing 350Squadron, Beauvechain (MN-B)
06/10/53: cat.3 - at Beauvechain , taxi-collision with EG-215, Sgt.J.Baeckelandt unhurt
16/11/53: cat.1 - at Beauvechain
00/00/00: 5 Wing 24 Sqn, Sylt (Germany) (XO-R)
00/00/00: 13 Wing 29 Sqn, Brustem
03/01/58: cat.5 - Crashed Merkem (Germany), pilot was killed. Pilot: Sgt.Alfred Vandervelden (29 Sqn)
080158: struck of charge (tt 59:55 hrs
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+09%3A+EG201+-+EG223
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Feb-2013 20:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:44 | Route | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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