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| Date: | Friday 27 January 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EG-140 |
| MSN: | 6639 / M-325 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Glabbeek-Zuurbemde, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| EBBE |
During the final approach to Beauvechain the aircraft crashed near Glabbeek-Zuurbemde
at Craenebroekstraat a small wood
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+06%3A+EG126+-+EG145 [Not working anymore]
https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-8-part-iii
https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/graf-van-sgt-vl-willy-decoene-meteor-f8-eg140/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2009 10:46 | MikeG | Updated |
| 01-May-2022 10:45 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2022 12:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-May-2023 04:55 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
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