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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1953 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | K-116 |
| MSN: | 51-10208 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bielefeld -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eindhoven |
Lost control while on a low flying mission. Crashed in the garden of a house and caught fire. One, Felix Zieschang (76) on ground, seriously burned, died 29 MAY.
Sources:
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19530515&id=LC-19530515-1012&words=+Thunderjet%20thunderjet
Het Parool 15-05-1953
DEWEZET 1 June 1953, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2009 05:49 | harro | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2016 17:57 | JF | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 21-Jan-2019 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 28-Apr-2019 12:03 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2025 19:42 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2025 18:04 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, ] |
| 23-May-2025 06:36 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 17-Jul-2025 17:17 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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