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| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-T Merlin IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | CF-03 |
| MSN: | T-262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lille-Lesquin (LIL) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) |
| local |
During a touch-and-go, engine went into "full reverse" and "BAF53" crashed on the runway. Capt. vl. Jean-Claude Timmermans (trainee) and ADC vl. Etienne Lemmens (instructor) died.
Sources:
http://www.belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Fairchild+Swearingen+Merlin+IIIA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Oct-2010 14:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2010 14:10 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 21-Apr-2017 16:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, ] |
| 02-Jul-2022 04:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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