Mid-air collision Incident Republic F-84F Thunderstreak P-163,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47312
 
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Date:Wednesday 1 April 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Owner/operator:315 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: P-163
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:IJsselmeer off Harderwijk, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Eindhoven Air Base (NL)
Destination airport:Eindhoven AB (EIN/EHEH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two F-84F jets collided in mid-air. They were part of the three-ship formation returning from an exercise at the Vliehors Range. Because of damage to the elevator the pilot one of the F-84F's decided to eject.

Sources:

http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/vw/article.do?code=LC&date=19590402&id=LC-19590402-3009

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
23-Jun-2012 12:50 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Jan-2016 14:26 Staller Updated [Operator]
09-Feb-2020 17:39 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
15-Jun-2022 19:20 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
20-Jun-2022 10:03 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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