Tongeren (B)


LOCKHEED F-104G STARFIGHTER


Serial: FX-15
c/n: 9034

Used as monument at Ambiorix barracks in Tongeren.

 

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Lockheed F-104G Starfighter / FX-15  Starfighter / FX-15 Lockheed F-104G Starfighter / FX-15 Lockheed F-104G Starfighter / FX-15
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29/08/1963 Taken on Charge
26/05/1964 Cat. 2 during towing the aircraft 'sinks in' a recently repaired taxi-track
27/10/1966 Cat. 2 during a target towing mission, the dart damaged the fuselage. Pilot unhurt, ADC Vl Palmer
  De Vlieger (350 Sqn)
14/07/1970 Cat. ? (pylons: cat. 2) Pylons were jettisoned during taxiing. Pilot OLt Vl P. Vereecke (350 Sqn)
03/11/1970 Cat. 2 fire in the fueltank during startup at Beauvechain. Pilot Maj Vl A. Willems (CO 349 Sqn) unhurt
15/10/1972 Cat. 2
27/04/1983 Struck of Charge
04/05/1983 arrived at Technical School, Saffraanberg by road from Brustem for use as an instructional airframe
01/09/1997 arrived Ambiorix barracks, Tongeren for preservation
12/05/2007 still at Ambiorix barracks, Tongeren
   
   

 

This page was last updated on: 10-Nov-2007