Bird strike Accident Republic RF-84F Thunderflash P-22, Tuesday 19 April 1960
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Date:Tuesday 19 April 1960
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
Owner/operator:306 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: P-22
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hesweiler, Amt Blankenrath -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Deelen airfield (NL)
Destination airport:Hahn ?
Narrative:
Crashed into a woodland after a bird strike.

Sources:

ANP
http://www.gahetna.nl/archievenoverzicht/pdf/NL-HaNA_2.13.165.ead.pdf (near Wiesbaden)
Honnefer Volkszeitung 20 April 1960, p6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
07-Nov-2008 04:57 harro Updated
17-Aug-2013 13:56 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Phase, ]
18-Jan-2020 10:01 Cobar Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Feb-2020 12:16 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ]
05-Feb-2020 12:40 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
13-Apr-2025 17:11 TB Updated [Location, ]
04-May-2025 18:57 TB Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
04-May-2025 19:01 TB Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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