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| Date: | Monday 22 December 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 22 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-139 |
| MSN: | 8940 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bierset AFB, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bierset, Belgium |
| Bierset, Belgium |
IF139 c/n 8940 Line-Nr.: Build Nr.: Build by: Fokker
22/09/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchtmacht
24/09/58: stored Koksijde
15/10/58: to 9 Wing- 22 Squadron, Bierset (IS-J)
22/12/58: Written off in a cat.5 flying accident. Stalled during landing at Bierset. The pilot, Lt.Col. Léopold Collignon (Base Commander), was injured. At the end of a turn during the approach the pilot wanted to increase power, but this failed, also a second attempt failed. As the aircraft was very low the pilot tried to avoid the old control tower, but the aircraft stalled.
31/12/58: to ARS Evere for component recovery
12/06/59: struck of charge (tt: 036:50 hrs)
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+6%3A+IF126+-+IF144
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2012 14:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:49 | Zoom M. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2022 22:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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