Accident Dassault Mirage 5BR BR19,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47829
 
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Date:Wednesday 20 December 1989
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage 5BR
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: BR19
MSN: 319
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Awirs, Liège -   Belgium
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:EBLG Bierset (B)
Destination airport:EBLG Bierset (B)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
1971-12-30: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1978-06-05 – 1978-06-14: participates at Tactical Air Meet 78, RAF Wildenrath (Germany) (tailcode III)
1989-12-20: at Awirs (B) Cat.5 crash, during an IFR-approach to Bierset the aircraft suffered engine problems
pilot: Lt-Vl Demuynck Pieter ejected, but was unfortunately killed, 2 Wing - 42 Squadron
1989-12-20: written-off (w/o)
1997-06-00: tailsection noted stored at Sauvigny-lès-Beaune

Sources:

1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=176&Itemid=271 [Not working anymore]
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/dassault-mirage-5br
3. https://www.mirage5.be/History-Belgian%20Mirage%205B.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
15-Nov-2022 08:16 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
03-May-2023 05:10 Peter Ziegler Updated [[Location]]

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