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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | AX-34 |
| MSN: | 18718 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beauvechain AFB, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Broke up during aerobatic flight; both pilots ejected.
EDIT: only the navigator ejected, but was too low. Both killed (source: Bar, A. et al. "Gebroken Vleugels van de Belgische Luchtvaart" (2009) , p. 203
Sources:
http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161&Itemid=256
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 05:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 21-Dec-2017 15:36 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
| 29-Jun-2022 11:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 15:56 | BVT_Doc | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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