Meteor F.8 WK732 damaged in the air, landed at Leconfield airfield.

On 19th August 1955 this Fighter Weapons School aircraft's oxygen system failed at 37,000 feet and the pilot suffered anoxia. The aircraft received buckling of the airframe due to the pilot exceeded the limitations of the aircraft while in the air but exactly what happend is not stated in the unit record book. The pilot appears to have landed safely at Leconfield airfield.

Pilot - F/Lt Gordon Holmes Moorhouse RAF (2203096). Staff Pilot.

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