ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48234
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| Date: | Thursday 29 November 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Republic F-84E Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FBS, 2 Wing, Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FS-08 |
| MSN: | 2335-1368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bois de Massendre, North of Givet, near Don-de-Mesnil, Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes AB, Florennes, Wallonia, Belgium (EBFS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Republic F-84E-31-RE Thunderjet: Ex-USAF 51-9603. In August 1951: Transferred to the Belgian AF as "FS-08". Later in 1951: to 1st FBS (2nd Wing) Belgian Air Force (Belgische Luchtmacht). Retained former USAF makings as "FS-603-B"
Written off (destroyed) November 29 1951: Crashed Bois de Massendre, North of Givet, Arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, Grand Est, near Dom-le-Mesnil, France during a mock dogfight practice with an RAF Meteor. Pilot was killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=245&lang=fr
2. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84.html
3. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1951.html
4. https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84e-thunderjet/fs-08
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom-le-Mesnil
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Givet
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Oct-2016 09:10 | JF | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2019 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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