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| Date: | Friday 18 May 1956 |
| Time: | c. 11:30 |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | P-113 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kranenburg near Cleve -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel AB |
| Volkel AB |
A formation of four F-84F Thunderstreak planes was a training mission out of Volkel AB. Three of the four aircraft suffered fuel exhaustion and were not able to reach Volkel. The formation leader just barely made it back to Volkel. The other pilots carried out forced landings.
Sources:
http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/18-05-1956/msgnr/49
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Nov-2008 23:33 | harro | Updated |
| 30-Apr-2019 20:34 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Apr-2019 20:39 | Cobar | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Apr-2019 20:41 | Cobar | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Apr-2019 20:47 | Cobar | Updated [Country, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 18:02 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-May-2025 06:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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