ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47877
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| Date: | Friday 21 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Wg Belgische Luchmacht |
| Registration: | IF-19 |
| MSN: | 8763 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chièvres, Belgium |
| Chièvres, Belgium | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IF19 c/n 8763 Line-Nr.: T112 Build Nr.: AF105 Build by: Sabca
08/01/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchtmacht
10/01/58: delivered to 7W, Chièvres
21/03/58: cat.4 damage in a flying accident at Chièvres. After some problems during approach, the pilot decided to eject at low altitude, but its plane landed alone until stopped by a wall, having its nose section crushed. Pilot Adj.Masselis, unhurt
30/04/58: to Evere
04/07/58: struck of charge (tt: 024:05 hrs)
31/08/58: to Hawker Aircraft Ltd., Dunsfold. Middle and rear fuselage used (together with wings, tail and rudder of IF67) to build Hawker T66A G-APUX and used as a demonstration aircraft
24/06/59; Registered as G-APUX to Hawker Aircraft Ltd., Dunsfold
24/05/63: First flown in Iraqi Markings as 567 (loaned to Iraqi AF pending delivery of their own Hunter T.69 - the "real" Iraqi 567 was not delivered until 24/02/65)
30/05/63: to Iraq Air Force as 567 (UK Civil registration G-APUX cancelled this date)
01/01/64: subleased by Iraq to Jordanian Air Force, flown by 6 OCU Squadron (12 month lease)
01/01/65: subleased by Iraq to Lebanese Air Force as L581 (12 month lease)
18/12/65: Returned to Hawker Siddeley Aircraft at Dunsfold with "Class B" registration G-9-232
27/06/67; sold to Chilean Air Force as J718, modified to Hunter T72-standard - first flown as such on this date
08/09/67; Flown to Hawarden Airfield, then sent to 30 MU RAF Sealand for crating and road shipment to Liverpool Docks for transporting to Chile by sea
00/12/96: Photographed preserved in the Aeronautical National Museum, Los Cerrillos airfield, Santiago
00/04/02: last noted Aeronautical National Museum, Los Cerrillos airfield, Santiago
2008: Reported restored to airworthiness and currently owned and operated by Embraer at their test facility at Giavao de Peixoto in Sau Paulo state. This aircraft is still flying and is utilised as a chase plane by Embraer
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+1%3A+IF1+-+IF25
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APUX.pdf
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/hunter/survivor.php?id=490
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2012 11:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2012 14:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2019 18:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 21:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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