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Date: | Wednesday 23 July 1969 |
Time: | |
Type: | Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
Registration: | FU-120 |
MSN: | 53-6729 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Helchteren, Limburg -
Belgium
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | BA Florennes |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Little or no information is available |
Narrative:US SERIAL : 53-6729
BAF SERIAL: FU-120
Z6-Q
1956-05-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1956-05-18: arrival at EBBL Kleine Brogel 10 Wing 23 ‘Devil’ Squadron
1969-07-23: at Helchteren Cat.5 crash, during engine problem
the pilot wait to long with the ejection seat
pilot: ? killed,
1970-02-00: written off (tt 2757 Hr)
Sources:
ABC (Madrid) 24 July 1969, p37
Scramble
https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84f-thunderstreak-part-3 http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html BOOK:
Belgie onder de wapens 8
De Republic F-84F Thunderstreak in dienst van de Belgische Luchtmacht
door André Van Haute
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Mar-2016 20:02 |
TB |
Added |
17-Apr-2016 16:41 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Source] |
11-Nov-2022 18:37 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |