Incident Republic F-84F Thunderstreak FU-25,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48168
 
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Date:Thursday 25 October 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FU-25
MSN: 52-7161
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Florennes AFB, Namur -   Belgium
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:EBFS Florennes (B)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
1955-10-00: transferred to the belgian Air Force
1955-10-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force as 3R-W
1956-10-25: at EBFS Florennes Cat.5 crash, the pilot ignores the correct starting procedure
the controls remain electrically blocked
the aircraft loses landing gear, scrapes the ground and breaks into pieces
pilot: ? badly injured,
1957-01-00: written off (tt 182.50 hr)

Sources:

1. http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84F.html
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84f-thunderstreak-part-1
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html

BOOK:
Belgie onder de wapens 8
De Republic F-84F Thunderstreak in dienst van de Belgische Luchtmacht
door André Van Haute


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added
07-May-2021 15:42 harro Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2022 22:57 J155 Updated [Country]
06-Nov-2022 21:44 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
15-May-2023 04:54 Peter Ziegler Updated [[Location]]

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