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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic RF-84F Thunderflash |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FR-7 |
| MSN: | 51-1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Wahn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wahn |
US SERIAL : 51-1957
BAF SERIAL: FR-7
Squadron code(s): H8-G, FR-7
1956-05-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as H8-G
0000-00-00: to Wahn (D) temporary base of 42 Squadron as H8-G
1956-08-08: at Wahn (D) Cat.5,
during take-off the pilot noticed that the controls were heavy and broke off the start
the aircraft ran over the end of the runway and ended up in some lower ground
during the investigation it was discovered that the 'Pitch Control Switch',
used to lock the controls while on the ground, were set on 'Elec'
pilot: Sgt-Vl Nollet OK,
1956-11-00: struck of charge (tt: 2912.10 hr)
1956-11-00: date out
Sources:
https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-rf-84f-thunderflash (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jul-2023 05:27 | Peter Ziegler | Updated |
| 07-May-2025 06:52 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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