ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48094
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Date: | Monday 24 August 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | Republic F-84G-11-RE Thunderjet |
Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
Registration: | FZ-74 |
MSN: | 51-10223 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Mennevret -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ETNG Geilenkirchen |
Destination airport: | Northern Germany |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:c/n : 2242-676B
US SERIAL : 51-10223
BAF SERIAL: FZ-74
Squadron codes:Z6-D, DMB (du Monceau de Bergendael)
0000-00-00: at Kastrup (DK), arrival by ship and prepared for the ferry flight to Belgium
1952-07-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as FZ-74
0000-00-00: to EBBL Kleine Brogel, 10 Wing, 27 Squadron
1953-05-28: to ETNG Geilenkirchen (D), 10 Wing
1953-08-24: crash at Mennevret (F) Cat.5 after mid-air collision with FZ-54
Both aircraft, however, do not fly to Northern Germany as foreseen in the flight plan,
but to Charleroi to fly over their native region. After they finally fly towards Geilenkirchen,
they encounter heavy thunderstorms and crash at Mennevret (F)*
pilot FZ-74 / DMB : Sgt-Vl Doucy Michell killed, 27 Squadron
pilot FZ-54 / RA-H: Sgt-Vl Flecijn Jean killed, 27 Squadron
1953-08-24: written off
1953-08-00: date out
Sources:
1.
https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84g-thunderjet-part-2 2.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html 3.
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84G.html 4. *Magazine ‘Bij ons in KeeBee’ Februari 2012 blz 40
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2008 10:15 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Oct-2016 07:14 |
JF |
Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
02-Nov-2016 06:49 |
JF |
Updated [Operator, Source] |
28-Jan-2019 18:30 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
13-Jul-2023 05:44 |
Peter Ziegler |
Updated [[Operator]] |
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