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| Date: | Friday 20 July 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EG-161 |
| MSN: | 6495 / M-181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chièvres |
| Chièvres |
EG161 c/n 6495 Machine-number Fokker: M-181
Squadron code(s): 7J-Q
01/09/54: taken on charge
00/10/54: 7Wing-7Sqn, Chièvres (7J-Q)
20/07/56: cat.4 - at Chièvres, was not repaired
00/11/56: struck of charge (tt 141:35 hrs)
Sources:
1. http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+08%3A+EG151+-+EG180 [Not working anymore]
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-8-part-iv
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2009 12:58 | MikeG | Updated |
| 25-Dec-2012 17:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2013 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-May-2013 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Jan-2020 16:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Nov-2022 21:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-May-2023 04:55 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
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