ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47916
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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F6 |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | IF-95 |
| MSN: | 8860 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Chièvres, Belgium |
| Chièvres, Belgium | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IF95 c/n 8860 Line-Nr.: Build Nr.: Build by: Fokker
21/05/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchmacht
26/06/58: 7 Wing, Chièvres
02/09/59: to Fairey for overhaul and modifications
25/01/60: to 7 Wing, Chièvres
00/02/60: used by Red Devils demonstration team
28/04/60: Written off in a cat.5 flying accidnet. Mid-air collision with IF119 during a rehearsel of the Chièvres airshow and crashed. Pilot - 1Lt.Mathieu Thijs - ejected, but the parachute did not open and he was killed. (IF119 landed safely at Chievres, but was deemed Cat.4 damaged, not repaired, and later scrapped - which see)
31/12/60: struck off charge (tt: 246:35 hrs)
Sources:
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+4%3A+IF76+-+IF100 [not working anymore]
https://www.belgian-wings.be/hawker-hunter-f-6-part-2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Mar-2012 10:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2022 20:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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