13/10/1956. crash-landed close to the coastline due to combat damage or technical failures. The pilot, Sqn. He encountered a dust cloud from his own aircraft wash and in an attempt to pull up the aircraft stalled at 150ft. The pictures below, supplied by Keith Patten, show the aftermath of a Meteor jet crashing in the back garden of houses in Philmead Road, Benfleet. 1st March 2022 - Schroeder Crash Page. The good news was the pilot ejected safely . McCarthy Crash Page * 1st March 2022 - RAF Strubby. Meteor - Peak District Air Accident Research A sonic boom-type explosion heard across France, Wales, and England this weekend has been tied to an extremely rare "daytime fireball" meteor believed to have crashed into the Bristol Channel. Michelle Knapp was idling away at her Peekskill, New York, home on October 9, 1992, when a loud crash gave her a start. METEOR JET AIRCRAFT CRASH AT MAYS FARM SELMESTON (During the Cold War) Sometime around 1 am on Tuesday June 29, 1954, Flying Officer John Frederick Fisher from 85 Squadron climbed into the pilot's seat of his Gloster Meteor Mk 12 Night Fighter aircraft WS 600 , accompanied by his navigator, Pilot Officer Daniel Terence Cains. . 1949, but ended in disaster when the aircraft crashed at Moreton Valence, killing Gloster test pilot Rodney Dryland. Meteor crash at RAF Turnhouse[RAFCommands Archive] . It was on its way from Jurby, Isle of Man to Driffield, Yorkshire. One of the 20mm guns in the aircraft's nose is being cleaned by an armourer. Crashed and burnt out on take off from Pengerang, South Johore, Malaya after engine failure. 150 total losses in 1952. 271 Squadron RAF flew into a hill in bad weather five South of Marseilles, France, 25 killed. 4. Accident Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 WA927, 19 Sep 1953 3rd December: Meteor F.4: VW261: 215 AFS: Blyton: Suffered engine failure after a practice engine out while on approach. RAF Plane Crash: Irish Sea Rescue Attempt Site Map - Royal Air Force Organisational History 436 fatal accidents between 1944 and 1986. RAF Manby - Pathfinder Craig