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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Söllingen, near Rastatt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Flugplatz Söllingen |
French jet fighter crashed into woodland after take-off. Pilot (LT) killed.
Note: another French F-84 made a belly landing near Stiftung, Kreis Bühl, 19 MAY (Badische Allg. Zeitung 24 MAY 1953, p7)
Sources:
Badische Allgemeine Zeitung 21 May 1953
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 19:00 | TB | Added |
| 17-Sep-2020 16:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2020 16:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Apr-2025 19:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 27-Apr-2025 19:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2025 12:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2025 12:51 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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