ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48173
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 June 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FU-112 |
| MSN: | 53-6690 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Andøya -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
US SERIAL : 53-6690
BAF SERIAL: FU-112
RA-A, 112
1957-12-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
0000-00-00: to EBBL Kleine Brogel 10 Fighter-Bomber Wing
1963-06-12: at Andoya (N) Cat.5 crash, into the North Sea
the FU-112 gets into trouble and the pilot has to use his ejection seat
the a/c disappears in the choppy sea, but the pilot encounters problems with his dinghy
when the SAR arrived on scene, the pilot was already severely hypothermic
and due to a wrong maneuver the helicopter tips over and also falls into the sea
when the next rescue team arrives on the scene, Olt-Vl Thys has already died of hypothermia
pilot: Olt-Vl Thys Emile killed, EBBL Kleine Brogel, 10 Wing, 31 Squadron
1962-07-00: written off
Sources:
http://www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be/content/graf-1e-sgt-piloot-louis-thys-olt-piloot-emile-thys
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001231/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Belgium.htm
https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84f-thunderstreak-part-3
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2017 08:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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