Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter FX66,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47170
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 August 1964
Time:14:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FX66
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gosselies Airport, Hainaut -   Belgium
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During lowlevel aerobatics flight the aircraft crashed onto a hangar at Gosselies. Pilot was killed, Kapt.vl. Pierre Tonet. (The following aircraft were destroyed in the hangar : OO-JOD Jodel D150 Mascaret, OO-JOY Jodel DR1051M1 Sicile Record, OO-FER Piper L18C Super Cub (ex 53-4687, L13))

Sources:

http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165&Itemid=264
[Not working anymore]
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+4+:+FX-61+-+FX-80 [Not working anymore]
https://www.belgian-wings.be/lockheed-f-104g-starfighter-2

Images:


I took this photo from outside de fence of the Gosselies Airport when the FX66 crashed. I also have a photo of the last take off, 5 minute before the fatal crash. I was aged of 14.


Photos by JJ. Evrard - Brussels

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
02-Aug-2009 00:18 VHKDK Updated
13-May-2010 12:38 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source]
29-Jun-2010 02:52 jje Updated [Time, Narrative]
29-Jun-2010 02:52 jje Updated [[Time, Narrative]]
29-Jun-2010 06:00 jje Updated [Time]
19-Oct-2010 02:35 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]
08-Nov-2022 21:58 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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