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| Date: | Saturday 29 March 1958 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | 349 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-40 |
| MSN: | 8784 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sylt (GWT/EDXW) |
IF40 c/n 8784 Line-Nr.: T127 Build Nr.: AF120 Build by: Sabca
11/03/58: taken on charge
12/03/58: 9W, Bierset
29/03/58: Written off (cat.5 damage) in a flying accident - mid-air collision with Hunter F6 IF12 of 350 Squadron near Sylt (Germany) and crashed into the sea. Pilot of IF40, 1Sgt.José Sepult (of 349 Squadron, on temporary detachment at 9Wing) was killed. The pilot was missing and after three days the search was stopped. In June 1958 Belgian fisherman discovered some debris of both aircraft in their fishing nets in the North Sea off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein.
29/03/58: struck of charge (tt: 015:25 hrs)
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 09:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2012 12:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:38 | Lotos | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2025 15:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
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