ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47915
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 26 Sqn Belgische Luchmacht |
| Registration: | IF-38 |
| MSN: | 8782 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chièvres, Belgium |
| Chièvres, Belgium | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IF38 c/n 8782 Line-Nr.: T125 Build Nr.: AF118 Build by: Fairey
28/01/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchmacht
29/01/58: to 9 Wing 26 Squadron, at Bierset (JE-F)
04/03/59: Written off (cat.5 damaged) in a flying accident. After a mission to the range at Helchteren the aircraft landed at Chièvres, but the contact with the runway was hard and the aircraft bounced five times, at the fourth bounce, the pilot, 1Sgt.Georges Cornette (of 26 Squadron), ejected at an altitude of about 3 metres, but the parachute did not open and the pilot was killed. The aircraft came to a standstil with a broken left landing gear.
31/03/59: to Evere for component recovery
30/06/59: struck of charge (tt: 154:55 hrs)
20/08/59: to Wevelgem for scrapping
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+2%3A+IF26+-+IF50
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Belgium.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Mar-2012 16:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 05:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2019 18:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 22:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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