Incident Hawker Hunter F6 IF-63,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47906
 
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Date:Wednesday 18 March 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUNT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hawker Hunter F6
Owner/operator:8 Sqn Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: IF-63
MSN: 8813
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Beauvechain AFB, Walloon Brabant -   Belgium
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Beauvechain, Belgium
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
IF63 c/n 8813 Line-Nr.: T144 Build Nr.: AF137 Build by: Fairey
11/04/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchtmacht
15/04/58: to 7 Wing 8 Squadron, Chièvres (OV-N)
18/03/59: Written off in a cat.5 flying accident. Crashed at Beauvechain after engine flame-out. Pilot, Sgt.vl. JC Demey, ejected safely.
20/03/59: to Evere for component recovery
22/05/59: struck of charge (tt: 187:70 hrs)

Sources:

http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+3%3A+IF51+-+IF75
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Belgium.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
25-Mar-2012 15:29 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Nov-2014 07:50 Zeeland Updated [Operator, Narrative]
29-Jun-2022 11:44 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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