Incident Hawker Hunter F6 IF-67,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47917
 
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Date:Thursday 29 October 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-67
MSN: 8817
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chièvres AFB, Hainaut -   Belgium
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Chièvres, Belgium
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
IF67 c/n 8817 Line-Nr.: T148 Build Nr.: AF141 Build by: Sabca
22/04/58: taken on charge by Belgische Luchtmacht
22/04/58: to 7 Wing 8 Squadron, Chièvres (OV-R)
00/00/58: to 9 Wing 26 Squadron, Bierset (JE-V)
00/00/58: to 7 Wing, 8 Squadron, Chièvres
29/08/58: cat.1 (minor) damage - repaired on site at Chievres
29/01/59: Sustained cat.4 (major) damage when starter exploded at Chièvres
07/02/59: to ARS/Evere for accident investigation
00/04/59: to ARS/Wevelgem for component recovery
12/06/59: struck of charge (tt: 191:35 hrs)
24/06/59: to Hawker, wings, tail and rudder used (together with middle and rear fuselage of IF19) to build Hawker T66A G-APUX and used as a demonstration aircraft
30/05/63: to Iraq Air Force as 567 (12 month lease)
30/05/64: to Jordanian Air Force, flown by 6 OCU Squadron (12 month lease)
30/05/65: to Lebanese Air Force as L581 (12 month lease)
18/12/67: sold by Hawker (registered G-9-232) to Chilean Air Force as J718, modified to Hunter T72-standard
000000: preserved in the Aeronautical National Museum, Los Cerrillos airfield, Santiago
000402: last noted Aeronautical National Museum, Los Cerrillos airfield, Santiago

Sources:

http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Part+3%3A+IF51+-+IF75

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
27-Mar-2012 12:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Nov-2014 07:54 Leopard DX Updated [Operator, Narrative]
06-Nov-2022 20:53 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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