Date:	Monday 4 July 1960
Time:
Type:	Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Owner/operator:	Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration:	FU-180
MSN:	53-6870
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Waldniel -   Germany
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	EBFS
Destination airport:	EBFS
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
US SERIAL : 53-6870
BAF SERIAL: FU-180
UR-A
UR-H

1957-10-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1958-02-13: During landing, the FU-180 suffers a tire blowout in torrential rain,
while waiting for help, the FU-75 is already landing
The latter sees the FU-180 at the last and beckons off the runway at high speed.
This also causes him to get a blowout
pilot FU-180: ? OK,
pilot FU-75 : ? OK,
1960-07-04: at Wadniel (D) Cat.5 crash, after several vibrations in the engine
pilot: Lt-Vl Cumont Charles OK, with ejection seat F
the U-180 UR-A crashed into a house at Waldniel (Dülkener Strasse 163), Landkreis Kempen-Krefeld (now Schwalmtal-Waldniel). No one was hurt on the ground
1960-07-04: written off
1961-12-00: date out

Honnefer Volkszeitung 5 July 1960, p6
https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84f-part-4
BOOK:
Belgie onder de wapens 8
De Republic F-84F Thunderstreak in dienst van de Belgische Luchtmacht
door André Van Haute

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Nov-2008 10:15	ASN archive	Added
24-Nov-2021 15:58	Volker Krappen	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
15-May-2025 12:23	TB	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]