Incident Hawker Hunter F6 IF-5,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47899
 
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Date:Friday 20 February 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F6
Owner/operator:22 Sqn Belgische Luchmacht
Registration: IF-5
MSN: 8749
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bierset AFB, Liège -   Belgium
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bierset, Belgium
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
IF5 c/n 8749 Build by: Fokker
20/09/57: taken on charge by Belgische Luchtmacht
25/09/57: Delivered to 9 Wing 22Squadron, Bierset (IS-S)
20/11/57: cat.2 (minor) damage in a flying accident at Bierset
20/02/59: cat.4 damage in a flying accident. Right main landing gear collapsed during take-off from Bierset. Damage to left wing, landing gear and brakes. aircraft landed safely, but swung off runway on touchdown. Not repaired, deemed to be beyond economic repair.
30/04/59: struck of charge (tt: 111:25 hrs)
1959-60: scrapped at Bierset

Sources:

http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+1%3A+IF1+-+IF25 [not work]
https://www.belgian-wings.be/hawker-hunter-f-6-part-1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
24-Mar-2012 13:17 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative]
24-Mar-2012 13:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Jan-2013 05:23 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
28-Jan-2019 18:35 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
29-Jun-2022 22:05 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Location]

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