ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64489
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre F4 (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 67 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XB627 |
| MSN: | 430 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles South of Peer, near Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (EDUW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 (F-86E) Sabre F4: Diverted to RAF before RCAF serial 19530 marked, became XB627 in RAF service. First flight on 21 January 1953. Delivered 16 March 1953. Used by No. 67 Squadron in Germany, coded "C". Based at RAF Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.
Crashed on 7 September 1954: The pilot noticed a condensation trail above him and decided to investigate it. He then descended from 35,000 feet to 500 feet and discovered that he was lost. The aircraft ran out of fuel and he made an emergency landing in a field three miles south of Peer, near Limburg, Belgium
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.163 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p 10)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1954.htm
4. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19501_19550_detailed.htm
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer,_Belgium
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 09-Jul-2009 01:18 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2009 01:18 | angels one five | Updated |
| 27-Dec-2013 17:48 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2020 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2020 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2020 22:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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