ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153986
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| Date: | Friday 14 February 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Gloster Meteor F.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 APU RAAF |
| Registration: | A77-1 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Darwin Airport, Darwin, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton |
| Darwin, NT [DRW/YPDN] |
A77-1 (ex-RAF Meteor F.3 EE427): Awaiting collection at Gloster Aircraft 30/12/45. Transferred to RAAF 6/1/46. To 47 MU RAF Sealand Cheshire 29/1/46 for packing for sea transport. To Liverpool Docks 10/4/46 for shipment on SS "Paparoa" to Melbourne. Arrived 15/5/46 on loan to RAAF.
Delivered to RAAF 7/6/46 to 1 APU RAAF Laverton. First jet aircraft in Australia, it was allotted to RAAF 1 Aircraft Performance Unit for tropical trials at Darwin, and was accompanied by a Lincoln Bomber
Written off 14/2/47 after heavy landing at Darwin, NT. Broken up 21/5/47. Struck off charge 11/5/49
Sources:
http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/handle/10070/58738
www.adf-serials.com.au/2a77.shtml
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/419404-meteor-id.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2013 11:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-May-2015 19:46 | DB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2018 11:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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