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| Date: | Monday 16 April 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | EG-249 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Engelmanshoven, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brustem, Belgium |
00/06/53: taken on charge
00/07/53: 1 Wing-4 Sqn, Beauvechain (SV-W)
00/00/55: 13 Wing-25 Sqn, Brustem (K5-L)
16/04/56: cat.5 - crashed at Engelmanshoven, pilot was killed. Pilot: 1Sgt. Roland Heusghem
30/04/56: struck of charge (tt 599:10 hrs)
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+10%3A+EG224+-+EG260. [Not working anymore]
https://www.belgian-wings.be/gloster-meteor-f-8-part-v
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Dec-2012 18:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2012 18:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2013 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 15-May-2023 04:55 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
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