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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 1956 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | K-154 |
| MSN: | 51-10934 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Volkel AFB, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel AB (EHVK) |
| Volkel AB (EHVK) |
During a touch and go the engine failed and caught fire.The aircraft crashed into a field near the airfield from a height of 10 mtrs and exploded. First solo flight of the pilot.
Sources:
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19560309&id=LC-19560309-6007&words=+Thunderjet%20thunderjet
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Netherlands.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20171107023620/http://web.archive.org/web/20180422213433/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-84G.htm]l
De Volkskrant
09-03-1956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jul-2009 05:56 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2016 10:26 | JF | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 28-Apr-2019 08:12 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2020 16:24 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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