Mid-air collision Accident Hawker Hunter F6 N-260,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47240
 
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Date:Thursday 13 April 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F6
Owner/operator:326 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: N-260
MSN: 8936
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Zonnemaire, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Soesterberg AB
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: USAF AIB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Midair collision with USAF Delta Dagger 56-1044. The Delta Dagger landed safely; the Hunter crashed into a field.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: USAF AIB
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
07-Nov-2008 02:34 harro Updated
13-Jul-2009 04:37 harro Updated
30-Apr-2019 20:32 Cobar Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative]
08-Dec-2020 13:55 Cobar Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport]
20-Jun-2022 21:38 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
21-Jun-2023 06:31 harro Updated [[Location]]

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