ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147945
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 February 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre F4 (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XB643 |
| MSN: | 446 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Henri-Chapelle, Welkenraedt, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Geilenkirchen, West Germany (ETNG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 (F-86E) Sabre: Diverted to RAF before RCAF serial 19546 marked, became XB643 in RAF service. First flight on 20 January 1953. Delivered 4 May 1953. Used by No. 3 Squadron in Germany as "K" at RAF Geilenkirchen, West Germany
Crashed on 24 February 1954 near Henri-Chapelle, municipality of Welkenraedt in Liège province, Wallonia, Belgium in bad weather. Sabre XB667 ["D"] (ex-RCAF 19553) crashed at the same time. Both aircraft dived into high ground at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium during a formation flight. Possibly due to the leader not allowing sufficient height to recover from a dive. Both pilots killed.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.171 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 65)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1954.htm
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
5. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19501_19550_detailed.htm
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri-Chapelle
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2012 22:01 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 21-Dec-2013 17:42 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2020 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2020 22:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 03:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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