Meteor Accidents - 1953

[K.Whyjelly]

He warned in to the students mess and was allocated a room. Apart from the Effects Officer’s sealing wax on the door jamb, not unusual in those days, he was amazed to find the room was immaculate. It was redecorated and had brand new furniture, new washbasin, the lot.
After unpacking he took a stroll around the mess to suss out his new surroundings. When he got abeam his room he was horrified to see a frontal view of a Meteor in new brickwork. The room’s previous occupant had attempted a single engined overshoot below his personal critical speed.
In those days asymmetric flying was taught with one engine shut down so you had no chance if you fouled it up.



Pretty sure this happened at Middleton St George (now Durham Tees Valley.....Teesside as was) in the '50's. Meteor went into the west wing of the mess killing the pilot. His 'ghost' used to be a point of discussion with new Doris' on the way to MME to nightstop at the George hotel (as the Officers Mess became) in the vain hope of getting a scarified young girl to seek protection in the strong manly arms of the hunky flightcrew!!!