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| Date: | Thursday 10 November 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EG-59 |
| MSN: | 6460 / M-146 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baraque de Fraiture, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EBST Brustem (B) |
| EBST Brustem (B) |
c/n : 6460
Machine-number Fokker: M-146
BAF SERIAL : EG-59
Squadron code(s) : S2-V, MS-M
1953-07-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1953-07-00: to EBST Brustem 13 Wing, 33 Squadron as MS-M
0000-00-00: to EBST Brustem 13 Wing, 29 Squadron as VT-?
1955-11-10: at Les Tailles/Baraque Fraiture Cat.5 crash
The pilot had to perform a navigation flight at an altitude of 1500 ft between
Bastogne-Stavelot-Eupen-Gembloux and Brustem.
Halfway through the first part, however, he became disoriented
and his a/c hit the tops of 2 pine trees and crashed
pilot: Sgt-Vl Mauroy Georges killed, 29 Squadron
1955-12-00: struck of charge (tt 364:20 hrs)
Sources:
https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-8-part-ii
Bar, A. et al., Gebroken Vleugels, Uitg. Flying Pensil (2010), p.191
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2009 12:56 | MikeG | Updated |
| 30-Jun-2022 06:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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