Britannia in the Severn mud
Just another story to add to the pile.
'Twas either late 1953 or early 54, that I was flying a Meteor 4, ex 209 AFS from Weston Zoyland. Bill Pegg had become obliged to force land on the mud flats at Bristol following what I believe was a four engine failure.
I flew over the site and looked down to see a fairly short curving skid line in the mud to where the aircraft sat forlornly.
Must have been some kind of recovery getting her out of the mud.
DennisK
PS. It was the same day that a Meteor flew under the Clifton suspension bridge I seem to recall. I do know that a while later a Vampire pilot presumably ex Valley, attempted the same stunt but mis-judged the climb out and fatally struck the side of the gorge.