Mid-air collision Incident Republic F-84F Thunderstreak FU-8,
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Date:Thursday 15 March 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FU-8
MSN: 52-7141
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:
Location:over Hunsum/Friedrichstadt (D) -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
US SERIAL : 52-7141
BAF SERIAL: FU-8
3R-V
UR-P
YL-J

1956-01-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1962-03-15: over Hunsum/Friedrichstadt (D), mid-air collision with FU-96
Pilot FU-8 : ? OK although damaged, landed safely
Pilot FU-96: Lt-Vl Jean Buzin OK after ejecting, a/c crashed at Husum (D)
1963-07-08: at Metteren, mid-air collision with FU-42 (nightflight)
Pilot FU-08: ? OK met schietstoel, a/c crashed at Meteren (F)
Pilot FU-42 (leader): ? OK met schietstoel, a/c crashed at Meteren (F)
1964-06-00: written off (tt 1277.30 Hr)

It is quite remakable that an aircraft (FU-8) has two mid-airs in slightly more than a year

Sources:

https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84f-thunderstreak-part-1
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/48148
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/48177

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
9 July 1963 FU-08 Belgische Luchtmacht at Meteren (F) w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Apr-2023 07:49 Peter Ziegler Added

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