ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47878
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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-119 |
| MSN: | 8896 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Chièvres, Belgium |
| Chièvres, Belgium | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IF119 c/n 8896 Line-Nr.: Build Nr.: Build by: Fokker
29/04/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchmacht
20/05/58: to 7 Wing 8 Squadron, Chièvres (OV-I)
25/09/58: Minor damage (cat.2) in a flying accident on approach to Chievres. As number 4 in formation "Neatfrock White" the pilot noticed during the final break that he only only had two green light, the right main wheel remained unlocked, even after use of the emergancy system. As the aircraft only had a small quantity of fuel left, the pilot decided to continue the landing at Chièvres. After some skillfull flying the pilot landed on two wheels and kept the right wing as long as possible in the air, so limiting the damage to the aircraft to a destroyed droptank and light damage to the wing.
13/07/59: to Sabca for repairs and fitting of new wing
31/03/60: to 7 Wing 8 Squadron, Chièvres (OV-I) after completion of repairs.The aircraft was assigned to the Red Devils demonstration team and flown by Capt. Deprins.
28/04/60: Sustained cat.4 (major) damage in a flying accident. Mid-air collision with Hunter IF95 over Chièvres during rehearsal of an airshow.
06/08/60: to ARS Wevelgem, stripped for spares
06/09/60: stored Koksijde
30/09/60: struck of charge (tt: 216:00 hrs)
1961: scrapped at Koksijde
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+5%3A+IF101+-+IF125 [Not working anymore]
https://www.belgian-wings.be/hawker-hunter-f-6-part-3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2012 10:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 20:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 20:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Location, Narrative]] |
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