Dutch aircraft crash near Leuven (September 1953)

Laurent · Post by **Laurent** » 28 Dec 2014, 16:05

Hi all,

The last few days 'Het Laatste Nieuws' has opened up their archives and I stumbled on this article, which appeared in the edition of September 19, 1953.

Any idea which aircraft this could be ?

Looking forward to your reactions.

Kind regards,

Laurent

Tweetie01 · Post by **Tweetie01** » 28 Dec 2014, 17:32

That must be this one ; Gloster Meteor F.8 I-138 w/o 19-09-1952

during dogfight with Belgian F-84's broken and crashed near La Tombe (near Ottenburg).

Laurent · Post by **Laurent** » 28 Dec 2014, 17:57

Thanks for the quick answer.
1952 is the right date, on the scan the year was a bit difficult to read it was either 1952 or 1953.
Kind regards,
Laurent

BennoT6 · Post by **BennoT6** » 29 Dec 2014, 22:16

Crashdate is September 18. Pilot was 23 years old I. de Kat from 327 squadron.

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