Gloster Meteor N.F. Mk.11 WD778 of No.228 OCU RAF, crashed on the 24th March 1954 on Dufton Fell near Appleby in the North Pennines after becoming lost in bad weather and running out of fuel

Gloster Meteor N.F. Mk.11

 

John David Briggs Pilot Officer Pilot Killed
Derrick Walker Flying Officer Navigator / Radar operator Killed

 

Wreckage scattered about the crash site of Gloster Meteor WD778 on Knock Fell, Dufton, Cumbria
A large amount of the aircraft lies scattered on Knock Fell, including this section of the port wing from just outboard of the engine nacelle. Both of the mounting positions of the 20mm cannons can be clearly seen. And also part of the 8 from the serial number.
Engine wreckage at the crash site of Gloster Meteor WD778 on Knock Fell, Dufton, Cumbria
Nearby are both impellors from the Rolls Royce Derwent engines.