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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Wg Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-42 |
| MSN: | 8786 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beauvechain AFB, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain AB (B) |
| Beauvechain, Belgium |
IF42 c/n 8786 Line-Nr.: T129 Build Nr.: AF122 Build by: Fairey
29/01/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchmacht
29/01/58: 9 Wing 26 Squadron, Bierset (JE-J)
10/07/59: to Fairey for overhaul/modifications/repairs
08/12/59: Returned to 7 Wing, Belgische Luchtmacht at Chièvres
19/01/60: sustained cat.3 damage due to explosion while firing guns
04/08/60: to Sabca for repairs
22/02/61: stored Koksijde after completion of repairs
08/03/62: sustained cat.4 damage when engines damaged while firing guns over range at Helchteren. Aircraft made an emergency landing at Beauvechain. Pilot: Kapt. Corremans (7 Wing)
27/04/62: to Evere for component recovery
31/08/62: struck of charge (tt: 500:55 hrs) but retained for further use as grounded instructional airframe
10/04/63: to Technical School, Saffraanberg for use as instructional airframe. Later scrapped at unknown date
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+2%3A+IF26+-+IF50 [Not working anymore]
https://www.belgian-wings.be/hawker-hunter-f-6-part-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2012 16:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2013 14:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2020 16:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jun-2022 11:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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