Incident Republic RF-84F Thunderflash FR-7,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47781
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 August 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FR-7
MSN: 51-1957
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wahn (D) -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Wahn (D)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
US SERIAL : 51-1957
BAF SERIAL: FR-7
Squadron code(s): H8-G, FR-7

1956-05-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as H8-G
0000-00-00: to Wahn (D) temporary base of 42 Squadron as H8-G

1956-08-08: at Wahn (D) Cat.5,
during take-off the pilot noticed that the controls were heavy and broke off the start
the aircraft ran over the end of the runway and ended up in some lower ground
during the investigation it was discovered that the 'Pitch Control Switch',
used to lock the controls while on the ground, were set on 'Elec'
pilot: Sgt-Vl Nollet OK,
1956-11-00: struck of charge (tt: 2912.10 hr)
1956-11-00: date out

Sources:

1. https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-rf-84f-thunderflash
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
3. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/RF-84F.html


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
17-Jul-2023 05:27 Peter Ziegler Updated

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