Gear-up landing Incident Hawker Hunter F6 IF-29,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47883
 
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Date:Wednesday 28 May 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F6
Owner/operator:8 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: IF-29
MSN: 8773
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -   Belgium
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chièvres, Belgium
Destination airport:Chièvres, Belgium
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
IF29 c/n 8773 Line-Nr.: T119 Build Nr.: AF112 Build by: Fairey
04/01/58: taken on charge
07/01/58: 7W-8Sqn, Chièvres (OV-D)
17/04/58: Minor (cat.1) damage - emergency landing at the disused airfield of Crevillers-Bapaume (France) after fuel shortage. The pilot had made a navigational error and got lost (together with Hunter IF44)
28/05/58: Sustained cat.4 damage in a belly landing at Chièvres: undercarriage failure on final approach (undercarriage would not lower and lock down)
17/11/58: Not repaired - re-classified Cat5(scrap) and struck off charge (tt: 038:45 hrs)
00/00/61: wreckage sold
00/06/96: wreckage sold to a scrapdealer at Ath (Mons) after the previous owner had died

Sources:

http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+2%3A+IF26+-+IF50

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
24-Mar-2012 09:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Nov-2014 07:46 Weeks Updated [Operator, Narrative]
06-Nov-2022 21:59 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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