That’s a new one on me?
There were some problems with wrinkling around certain parts of the centre section and weaknesses identified with the tank bay longerons and u/c bays , usually due to overstressing of the aircraft, but there was no design flaw nor metal fatigue issues that I have heard of – unless anybody else has further information on the matter?
Anon.
I’m only going by what I was told by my Brother-in-law some while back. He did his National Service in the RAF, which included working on Meteors, among other aircraft. On one particular Meteor, cracks had developed in the skin of the fuselage, which had been drilled and patched in the normal manor.
He was taken up for an air experience flight in this particular aircraft whereupon the pilot proceeded to do aerobatics. Knowing the repairs which had been done, my Brother-in-law claimed he didn’t feel well, so they could fly straight and level.
Not long afterwards, the pilot of the aircraft was killed when the tail of the aircraft fell off.
I don’t have any other details of names dates etc, although I think it involved an aircraft from West Raynham ?
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