ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47267
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| Date: | Thursday 7 July 1960 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F4 |
| Owner/operator: | 323 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | N-189 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leeuwarden AFB, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bird strike on take-off, aircraft crashed into the barrier net at the end of the runway after which the two pylon fuel tanks exploded.
Sources:
Serious birdstrike-related accidents to military aircraft of Europe and Israel: list and analysis of circumstances / W. John Richardson (Published in International 8ird Strike Committee Proceedings and Papers 23)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jul-2010 12:23 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2020 08:24 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 22:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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