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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1955 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F8 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EG-76 |
| MSN: | 6513 / M-199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Biervliet, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | EBBE Bevekom (B) |
c/n : 6513
Machine-number Fokker: M-199
BAF SERIAL : EG-76
Squadron code(s) : MN-B
1953-12-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1953-12-00: to EBBE Bevekom 1 Wing 350 Squadron as MN-B
1955-01-03: at EBBE Bevekom Cat.3
1955-01-20: near Biervliet/Zeeland (NL) (16:30 Hr) cat.5 crash,
a fly-by over his parental house turned out to be fatal, after a failed roll he crashed into a dune
pilot, Theo Blomme killed, 350 Sqn 1 Wing Bevekom
1955-02-00: struck of charge (tt 170:20 hrs)
Sources:
https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-8-part-iv
https://www.online-begraafplaatsen.nl/zerken.asp?g=730410
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2009 22:48 | MikeG | Updated |
| 28-Apr-2009 22:49 | harro | Updated |
| 18-May-2019 21:49 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 05:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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