ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165698
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| Date: | Friday 23 April 1948 |
| Time: | c. 17:15 |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F4 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Argentina |
| Registration: | I-018 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Libertad, Merlo Partido, Buenos Aires Province -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Morón, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
Ex-RAF Gloster Meteor F.4 EE571: Delivered to 39 MU RAF Colerene, Chippenham, Wiltshire 2.10.46. To Gloster Aircraft at Moreton Valence 25.4.47 for sale to Argentina as 1-018
Written off (destroyed) 23.4.48 when crashed at Libertad, Merlo Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Disintegrated at the exit of a barrel roll at 50 meters altitude. Pilot Ten Jorge Alberto Rangugni killed
Libertad is a city located in Merlo Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation.
Sources:
1. El Orden 24 April 1948, p1
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft EA100-EZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. http://amilarg.com.ar/gloster-meteor.html
4. Air Britain Aeromilitaria Autum 2009 p125: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_2009.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertad,_Buenos_Aires
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2014 19:44 | TB | Added |
| 14-Feb-2015 19:53 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 18:58 | TB | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2017 20:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2017 20:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2019 16:10 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2023 18:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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