Accident Dassault Mirage 5BD BD05,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47834
 
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Date:Wednesday 21 May 1986
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage 5BD
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: BD05
MSN: 205
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bierset AFB, Liège -   Belgium
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:EBLG Bierset (B)
Destination airport:EBLG Bierset (B)
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
1970-10-27: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1986-05-21: at EBLG Bierset Cat.5 crash, during a practice flight of a solo demonstration,
the aircraft crashed on the runway
Both pilots were catapulted out of the cockpit in their ejection seat.
pilot: Kpt-Vl Stassen Rodolphe was severely injured and died a short while later
co pilot: Cdt-Vl De L'Auvre Herman OK, was seriously injured,
but was able to return to flying duties a while later
1986-05-00: Write-off (w/o)

Sources:

1. Flight International 16 May 1987
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/aircraft-1945-present-1
3. https://www.mirage5.be/History-Belgian%20Mirage%205B.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
10-Jan-2009 03:06 harro Updated
29-Jun-2022 22:03 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
29-Jun-2022 22:16 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
03-May-2023 05:09 Peter Ziegler Updated [[Location]]

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