Last Meteor to be lost in 1953
I believe that a T7, WA654 may have been the last Meteor to be lost in 1953. This was taken up for an engine test by my father Flt Lt R.F. Fisher on New Year’s Eve 1953 at Manby. The a/c suffered an engine fire and he lost his life – although an Airman with him on an air experience flight was saved.
I’ve been searching for a photo of WA654 for some years without success.I have the MOD report on this incident and it is accessible at Kew – it makes interesting reading with regard to asymmetric flight characteristics and abandoning the T7 etc.