Accident Gloster Meteor F8 EG-16,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48001
 
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Date:Tuesday 3 February 1953
Time:+- 14.00 h
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F8
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht 7e wing
Registration: EG-16
MSN: 6337 / M-23
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sensenruth, Bouillon, Luxembourg -   Belgium
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:chièvres
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/n : 6337
Machine-number Fokker : M-23
BAF SERIAL : EG- 16
Squadron code(s) : 7J-R (?)

1951-04-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
0000-00-00: to EBCV Chievres 7Wing-7Squadron as 7J-R (?)
1951-05-21: Cat.1
1953-02-03: at Sensenruth/Bouillon cat.5 crash, flew into a hill in bad weather
pilot: Sgt-Vl Van Haelewijck Karel killed,
1953-02-00: struck of charge (tt 182:00 hrs)

Sources:

http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+01%3A+EG1+-+EG25 ==> Not working anymore
https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-8-part-i
https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/graf-sgt-vl-karel-vanhaelewyck-meteor-8-eg16/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
29-Apr-2009 12:51 MikeG Updated
17-Jan-2022 15:03 Anon. Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport]
28-Jun-2022 00:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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