ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220884
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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard IV |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | H-133 |
| MSN: | CCF4-393 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 25km NW of Kamina, Belgian Congo -
 Congo
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
c/n : CCF4-393 Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard IV
TYPE : Harvard 4
US SERIAL : 51-17211
BAF SERIAL : H-133
1953-11-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as H-133
1953-00-00: dismantled for transport to Kamina, Belgian Congo
1953-00-00: to Advanced Pilots' School, Kamina, Belgian Congo
1954-04-08: 25km NW of Kamina, Cat.5 crash, during IFR-flight
pilot : Lt-Vl Wijmeels Achilles killed,
navigator: Sgt Wuyckens Pierre killed,
cause never deternined
1954-06-00: date out
THIS CRASH HAPPENED ON APRIL 8, 1954 AND NOT ON 09-04-1954
Sources:
1. The Indian Express 11 April 1954, p5
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/harvard-part-iii
3. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
4. https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/graf-van-lt-vl-achilles-wijmeels-harvard-h-133/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2019 14:50 | TB | Added |
| 18-Apr-2022 03:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
| 18-Apr-2022 03:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 20-Nov-2023 07:47 | Peter Ziegler | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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