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Old 13th May 2013, 19:11
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Fg Off Norman Tebbit was flying Meteor F8 WL132 of 604 Sqn when leading a pairs take-off at Waterbeach on 18 July 1954. Apparently, he rejected the take-off, possibly because he believed the acceleration was too slow and the aircraft crashed and caught fire. Contributing factors were the hump in the runway and the load the aircraft was carrying.

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