Incident Republic F-84E Thunderjet FS-17,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48235
 
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Date:Monday 9 April 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84E Thunderjet
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FS-17
MSN: 51-9599
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kleine Brogel AFB, Limburg -   Belgium
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Kleine Brogel AB (EBBL)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
c/n : 2335-1366
US SERIAL : 51-9599
BAF SERIAL : FS-17
BUZZ-Number: FS-599-C
Squadron code(s): UR-A, UR-T (UR)-17, 8S-W

1951-06-29: accepted USAF
1951-09-21: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as FS-17
1951-00-00: to 2 Wing, 2 Squadron as UR-A, UR-T, (UR)-"17"
0000-00-00: to 9 Wing, 22 Squadron
0000-00-00: to Wevelgem storage
1955-09-00: to 10 Wing, 31 Squadron as 8S-W
1956-04-09: at EBBL Kleine Brogel Cat.4 crash (tt 564:45 hrs)
1956-04-00: written off
1956-06-21: to Technical School, Saffraanberg as instructional airframe as "FS-2/8S-W"
1963-04-26: to EBBK Kleine Brogel and preserved als 'FS-2/KB-1'
in front of the Officers Mess (total time: 564:45 hrs)
1987-09-06: last noted as 'FS-2/KB-1'
1991-09-01: first noted repainted as FS-17 'DMB' (1ste CO KB LtKol-Vl Ivan Dumonceau de Bergendal) (current)

Sources:

1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=245&lang=fr [Not working anymore]
2. http://millionmonkeytheater.com/F-84.html [Not working anymore]
3. https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84e-thunderjet
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1950.html
5. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
21-Oct-2016 10:26 JF Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2019 21:34 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
06-Nov-2022 22:06 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
26-Jun-2023 05:17 Peter Ziegler Updated [[Location]]

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