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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-63 |
| MSN: | 8813 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beauvechain AFB, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain, Belgium |
IF63 c/n 8813 Line-Nr.: T144 Build Nr.: AF137 Build by: Fairey
11/04/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchtmacht
15/04/58: to 7 Wing 8 Squadron, Chièvres (OV-N)
18/03/59: Written off in a cat.5 flying accident. Crashed at Beauvechain after engine flame-out. Pilot, Sgt.vl. JC Demey, ejected safely.
20/03/59: to Evere for component recovery
22/05/59: struck of charge (tt: 187:70 hrs)
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+3%3A+IF51+-+IF75
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Belgium.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2012 15:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:50 | Zeeland | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2022 11:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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