Accident Gloster Meteor F.3 EE453, Friday 19 March 1948
ASN logo
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.

Date:Friday 19 March 1948
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic METR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gloster Meteor F.3
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: EE453
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Bad Oldesloe -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Meteor hit the ground while recovering from a practice ground-attack dive.

Sources:

Weser-Kurier 20 March 1948, p1
Broken Wings / J.J. Halley

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jun-2025 14:34 TB Added
23-Jun-2025 08:56 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2025 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org