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| Date: | Friday 20 February 1959 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 322 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | N-239 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Soesterberg AFB, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg AB |
Engine flameout on takeoff; pilot made a 180 degree turn back to the runway but did not make it. The airplane crashed in the garden of a house near the air base.
Sources:
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19590220&id=LC-19590220-11004&words=+Hunter%20hunter
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2009 03:48 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Apr-2019 12:28 | Cobar | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 12:49 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2022 04:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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