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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-29 |
| MSN: | 8773 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chièvres, Belgium |
| Chièvres, Belgium |
IF29 c/n 8773 Line-Nr.: T119 Build Nr.: AF112 Build by: Fairey
04/01/58: taken on charge
07/01/58: 7W-8Sqn, Chièvres (OV-D)
17/04/58: Minor (cat.1) damage - emergency landing at the disused airfield of Crevillers-Bapaume (France) after fuel shortage. The pilot had made a navigational error and got lost (together with Hunter IF44)
28/05/58: Sustained cat.4 damage in a belly landing at Chièvres: undercarriage failure on final approach (undercarriage would not lower and lock down)
17/11/58: Not repaired - re-classified Cat5(scrap) and struck off charge (tt: 038:45 hrs)
00/00/61: wreckage sold
00/06/96: wreckage sold to a scrapdealer at Ath (Mons) after the previous owner had died
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+2%3A+IF26+-+IF50
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2012 09:57 | 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 07:46 | Weeks | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2022 21:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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