ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237760
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| Date: | Friday 6 March 1953 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  North American Harvard T.2B |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | H-51 |
| MSN: | 14A-1908 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Dunkerque, Pas-de-Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Koksijde, Belgium (EBFM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
North American Harvard T.2B ex-RAF KF207: coded "GB", later "FAD:A" (in RAF Service). To Belgian Air Force in September 1949 as H-51,
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed in the North Sea near Dunkerque Pas-de-Calais (France) on 6 March 1953. Ditched in sea. Occupants rescued from floating plane by tug ship "Résolu". The aircraft had taken off from Koksijde Air Base (ICAO: EBFN) is a Belgian Air Component facility in Koksijde, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) north northwest of Veurne. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders. The aircraft came down at Dunkerque, approximately 26.2 km to the south west.
Sources:
1. L'Echo d'Oran 7 March 1953
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/harvard-part-ii
3. https://www.belgian-wings.be/harvard-part-ii/h-051
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koksijde_Air_Base
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 March 1955 | H-51 | Belgische Luchtmacht | into sea near Dunkerque | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2020 18:26 | TB | Added |
| 17-May-2021 22:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2021 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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