Florennes (B)


REPUBLIC F-84E THUNDERJET

serial: FS-7
c/n: 2335-1348
ex USAF: 51-9581/"Buzz N°": FS-581-C
Sqn codes: 3R-O, RA-W

 

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Republic F-84E Thunderjet / FS-7 Republic F-84E Thunderjet / FS-7 Republic F-84E Thunderjet / FS-7
(present status)      
       

00/08/1951 Taken on Charge
00/00/0000 To 2Wing/1Sqn at Florennes AB (sqn code: 3R-O)
08/02/1952 Cat. 3 during the landing at Florennes AB the pilot was surprised by a snowstorm. He managed to
  land the aircraft, but he lost control when the F84E started to skid and he left the runway.
00/00/0000 Transferred to 10JBW/27Sqn at Kleine Brogel (sqn code: RA-W)
00/06/1956 Struck of Charge
29/06/1956 Returned to the USAF (project 'Swapshop'), Erding (GER) and scrapped
00/00/0000 Preserved at the "Colonel Aviateur Raymond Lallemand DFC" Spitfire Memorial Museum, Florennes
17/06/2007 Still noted in the "Colonel Aviateur Raymond Lallemand DFC" Spitfire Memorial Museum, Florennes
   
   
   
REMARK In fact this aircraft is the Dutch F-84E (ex USAF: 51-9583) "K-6" on loan to the Museum at Florennes
  AB. The F-84E was exchanged for the RF-84F Thunderflash FR-31.

 

This page was last updated on: 20-Oct-2007