Incident Republic F-84F Thunderstreak FU-08,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48177
 
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Date:Tuesday 9 July 1963
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-08
MSN: 52-7141
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:at Meteren (F) -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
US SERIAL : 52-7141
BAF SERIAL: FU-8
3R-V, UR-P, YL-J

1956-01-00: taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
1962-03-15: over Hunsum/Friedrichstadt (D), mid-air collision with FU-96
Pilot FU-8 : ? OK although damaged, landed safely
Pilot FU-96: Lt-Vl Jean Buzin OK after ejecting, a/c crashed at Husum (D)
1963-07-08: at Metteren, mid-air collision with FU-42 (nightflight)
Pilot FU-08: ? OK with ejection seat, a/c crashed at Meteren (F)
Pilot FU-42 (leader): ? OK with ejection seat, a/c crashed at Meteren (F)
1964-06-00: written off (tt 1277.30 Hr)

It is quite remakable that an aircraft (FU-8) has two mid-airs in slightly more than a year

Sources:

https://www.belgian-wings.be/republic-f-84f-thunderstreak-part-1
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/48148
BOOK:
Belgie onder de wapens 8
De Republic F-84F Thunderstreak in dienst van de Belgische Luchtmacht
door André Van Haute
Daniel Brackx (Belgian Wings) on Facebook


History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
15 March 1962 FU-8 Belgische Luchtmacht over Hunsum/Friedrichstadt (D)
Mid-air collision

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Nov-2008 10:15 ASN archive Added

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