ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47493
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1953 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G-6-RE Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | K-82 |
| MSN: | 51-9767 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wijshagen and Meeuwen -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel AB |
| Volkel AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A formation of thirty KLu Thunderjets departed Volkel AB. Over Belgium two planes (K-82 and K-55) collided. One of them caught fire and crashed; the other entered a spin and crashed as well.
Sources:
http://www.archiefleeuwardercourant.nl/site/article.do?code=LC&date=19530702&id=LC-19530702-1007&words=+Thunderjet%20thunderjet
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422213433/http://web.archive.org/web/20180422213433/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-84G.htm]l
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2009 05:55 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Apr-2011 13:16 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2016 16:08 | JF | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 08-Dec-2020 20:17 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2022 18:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country] |
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