Meteor T.7 WA632 at Driffield airfield.

On 13th November 1950 this No.203 Advanced Flying School aircraft was landed with the undercarriage retracted accidentally following a training flight. The instructor in the aircraft was held to blame for the incident and a runway controller also received some attention for not warning the pilot. The incident probably occurred at Driffield airfield where the unit was based although it also used Carnaby airfield as a relief landing ground. The 203 AFS record book scribe did a poor job of recording their flying accidents around this time in respect of identifying where each incident occurred. The aircraft is mentioned in the 60 MU record book as being passed servicable at Driffield in January 1951 adding weight to where it occurred.

Instructor - Name unknown.

Pupil - Name unknown.

Cat.4R damage was the initial damage assessment following this incident but it was later downgraded to Re.Cat.3R and a repair on site was made with it being returned to unit charge on 15th January 1951.

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