23/04/1956 |
Taken on Charge |
17/05/1956 |
Cat. ? external fuel tanks dropped in a field at Mont-en-Chaussee (FRA) |
21/09/1957 |
Cat. 4 landed short of the runway, and outsite the base at Florennes AB |
15/06/1959 |
Cat. 2 flame out in final at Kleine Brogel AB |
08/02/1963 |
Cat. 3 ran of the runway while landing at Florennes AB |
02/08/1963 |
Cat. 3 landing gear damaged while landing at Florennes AB |
05/03/1971 |
To Koksijde AB for storage |
13/05/1971 |
Written of Charge with 2289,10 flying hours |
11/02/1972 |
To Florennes AB for use as decoy |
00/00/0000 |
Preserved as monument at Florennes AB |
00/00/1987 |
Repainted as FU-66/066 |
00/00/0000 |
Repainted in metal colorscheme as FU-66/YL-A |
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Remarks |
- Not to be confused with the FU-66 preserved at Kleine Brogel AB ! |
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- The Squadron code YL-A was designated to the FU-6, the first Thunderstreak delivered to the |
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Belgian Air Force on August 17, 1955. It belonged to the 3Sqn, hence the green band on the nose |
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of the plane. |
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