Accident Republic F-84F Thunderstreak P-111,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47225
 
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Date:Monday 30 October 1961
Time:13:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Owner/operator:315 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: P-111
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gilze-Rijen AFB, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Eindhoven AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Dutch Air Force (KLu) Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, serial P-111 suffered control problems and the pilot elected to carry out an emergency landing at Gilze-Rijen AB (EHGR). The airplane went off the runway and crashed into a hangar. In the hangar five North American AT-16 Harvard IIBT6 aircraft were destroyed (B-25, B-29, B-74, B-113, B-137). Also seven Piper L-21B Super Cub aircraft were destroyed (R-30, R-34, R-56, R-77, R-79, R-80, R-106).

Sources:

https://www.dekrantvantoen.nl//vw/article.do?code=LC&date=19611030&id=LC-19611030-3008

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
04-Jul-2009 12:25 harro Updated
01-May-2019 14:23 Cobar Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
08-Dec-2020 14:09 Cobar Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport]
15-Jun-2022 10:23 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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