Part 1: FT01 - FT20

FT01 C/n 5335 USAF-Serial: 51-4041/TR-041

000951: Taken on Charge

000052: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes

010953: 31Sqn-Instrument Flight, first T33A-flight in the squadron; crew: Kapt.vl. Bastin & Maj.vl. Papejans de Morckhoven

171058: Cat.3

290361: Cat.1 Sgt.van Reydt, at Beauvechain, high "G'-load"

290769: Cat.2

211076: last overhaul at Fairey, Gosselies

280379: During a farewell ceremonty the aircraft had 'Adios T-Bird' markings

051179: Flown to Prestwick (GB) by Lt.Kol.vl.Lamborelle

130380: Transferred to Spadeadam-range (Scotland)

000000: noted in Soviet Air Force-colors (code '21') (0396 last noted)

000603: last noted at RAF Spadeadem , Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, Spadeadem Forest

Part 1: FT01 - FT20 - Belgian Military Aircraft Database

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FT02 C/n 5337 USAF-Serial: 51-4043/TR-043

000551: Taken on Charge

000052: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes

000056: Fighter School, Koksijde

000057: Fighter School, Brustem

290558: Cat.3 (tt 895:25hrs)

270758: to Sabca

090759: Cat.1

170959: Cat.4 (tt 1083:40), to Sabca for repairs

000066: Squadron VZZ, Chièvres

010867: Squadron VZZ, Bierset

051179: Flown to Prestwick (GB) by Cdt.vl. van Eeckhoudt

100380: Transferred to Spadeadam-range (Scotland)

000000: noted in Soviet Air Force-kleuren (code 10 / 77) (0486 last noted)

000602: l/n at RAF Spadeadem , Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, Spadeadem Forest as '12'

000612: noted at RAF Spadeadem

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FT03 C/n 5356 USAF-Serial: 51-4062/TR-062

000351: Taken on Charge

000052: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes

250952: Cat.1 (as 51-4062)

000053: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes

000000: 10 Wing

000056: Fighter School, Koksijde

000057: Fighter School, Brustem

240458: Cat.3 The aircraft is stalled during the landing at Brustem and touches the ground 450 meters before the start of the runway. The shock cause the canopy to be ejected, and the canopy is spliced on the tail of the aircraft. The aircraft is send to Sabca for repairs ((tt 830:05 hrs)

291259: Cat.1

190662: Cat.2 Pilot: Lt.vl.De Wilde, pilot OK

181165: borrowed to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M59'

040872: Returned BAF as FT3 (tt KLu 1819 u)

241177: Last flight piloted Kapt.vl.Renwart

220578: arrived for storage at Koksijde (tt 4208:45 hrs)

280379: Transported by CH47 71-20946 (US Army) from Koksijde to Depot Vilseck (Germany), via Kleine Brogel, Finthen and Wiesbaden

000084: possibly noted at scrap compound US Army facility at Coleman Barracks (near Mannheim)

000086: noted burned at Coleman Barracks

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FT04 C/n 5446 USAF-Serial: 51-4152/TR-152A

100352: Taken on Charge

000052: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes

300652: Cat.4 (as 51-4152) The aircraft was only recently delivered when the student-pilot made a heavy landing at Florennes, the USAF-instructor pilot managed to get airborne again, but had to make a belly landing at Florennes.

000056: Fighter School, Koksijde

000057: Fighter School, Brustem

240359: Cat.4

040462: borrowed to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M43' (tt 957 hrs)

030872: Returned BAF as FT4 (tt Klu 2366 u)

240477 Cat.5 mid-air with FT26 near Ciney. Lt.Kotzwick (student-pilot), ejected safely (11Sqn)

000778: Struck of Charge

Florennes 250857 - Photo Albert Brackx

FT05 C/n 5445 USAF-Serial: 51-4151/TR-151

000852: Taken on Charge

000052: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes (as TR-151)

000056: Fighter School, Koksijde

000057: Fighter School, Brustem

300158: Cat.3

040462: borrowed to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M42' (tt 856 hrs)

080872: Returned BAF as FT05 (2672 hrs in KLu)

181177: Cat.5 at Kell (near Mückenborgberg, Germany). During the returnflight from Ramstein to Brustem the crew avoided some low clouds, but aircraft flew into the Teufelskopf-hill (height 700m) South-East of Trier. After contact was lost German and Belgian Air Force helicopters started the Search-and-Rescue and the wreckage was discovered the next day. Both crewmembers were killed. Cdt.vl.(instructor) Paul Van Essche, Adjt.(student-pilot) Paul Slegers.

001079: Struck of Charge (tt 4530:10 hrs)

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FT06 C/n 5525 USAF-Serial: 51-4231/TR-231

000852: Taken on Charge

000052: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes (as TR-231)

000056: Fighter School, Koksijde

000057: Fighter School, Brustem

061059: Cat.1

091161: Cat.1 Birdstrike, Adjt.Pauwels

040462: Borrowed to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M44' (tt 959 hrs)

070872: Returned BAF as FT6 (tt KLu 2574 u)

001179: Struck of Charge

051179: Flown to Prestwick (UK) by Maj.vl. Rabaey

190380: Transported to Spadeadam-range (Scotland)

000000: noted in Soviet Air Force-kleuren, code '15' (left side) /'11' (right side) (0486 last noted)

000602: last noted at RAF Spadeadem , Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, Spadeadem Forest as '10' (inventory number SPA117-7)

Gosselies - Photo Albert Brackx

FT07 C/n 5527 USAF-Serial: 51-4233/TR-233

000752: Taken on Charge

000052: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes

000050s: 10W (code 'A')

000754-00854: 10JBW-23Sqn

011058: Cat.1

040462: Borrowed to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M45' (tt 1017 hrs)

070872: Returned BAF as FT7 (tt KLu 2312 hrs)

001179: Struck of Charge

121179: Flown to Prestwick (GB) by Maj.vl.Rabaey and Kol.vl. Van den Berghe

270280: Transported to Spadeadam-range (Scotland)

000000: noted in Soviet Air Force-kleuren (0797 last noted)

000602: last noted at RAF Spadeadem , Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, Spadeadem Forest as '70' (inventory number SPA117-4)

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FT08 C/n 5994 USAF-Serial: 51-6662/TR-662

000253: Taken on Charge

000652: 10W-31Sqn (code 'B')

120254: Cat.3 (10W-31Sqn) Ran of the runway during landing at Kleine Brogel. Pilot: Kapt.vl. Barré

031154: to Sabca for repairs

220759: Cat.1

040462: Borrowed to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M46' (tt 1128 hrs)

190365: Cat?. Mid-air collision with M57, aircraft was repaired

080665: Cat.5. During an aerobatics demonstration of the 'Whiskey Four'-demoteam at Woensdrecht the aircraft leading the second of two pairs after splitup of the 4formation, flew into the woods beside the Woensdrecht runway, in a slight right hand turn, with number four in line astern. The pilot, Kapt. R.A.Riem (RNLAF) was killed in this airplane, his wingman got killed behind and underneath him. There was no collision.

000665: Struck of Charge

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FT09 C/n 5995 USAF-Serial: 51-6663/TR-663

001052: Taken on Charge

030453: Cat.1

041157: Cat.4

000000: 10W-31Sqn (code 'C')

220460: Cat.1 During taxiing the canopy was ejected

010966: Borrowed to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M60'

040872: Returned BAF as FT9 (tt KLu 1275 hrs)

040876: Cat.5 Damaged during the emergency landing at Brustem after it lost a tiptank during flight.

000876: Struck of Charge (tt 3617:36 hrs)

000000: Sold as scrap

000480: To Schäbisches Bauern & Technik Museum at Eschach (near Seifertshofen, Germany)

000597: last noted stored (in compound) at Schwabisches Bauern und Technik Museum, Seifertshofen (Germany)

000302: no longer present at Seifertshofen

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FT10 C/n 5996 USAF-Serial: 51-6664/TR-664

001252: Taken on Charge

050653: Cat.3

000000: to 10W (code 'D')

000000: to Fighter School, Brustem

040858: Cat.4 (tt 458:25hrs)

181258: to Sabca for repairs

200171: Cat.3

290872: Cat.2

001179: Struck of Charge

121179: Flown to Prestwick (UK) by Cdt.vl.Bouret and a student-pilot

070380: Transported to Spadeadam-range (Scotland)

000000: noted in Soviet Air Force-kleuren (code 14/77) (0486 last noted)

000602: last noted at RAF Spadeadem , Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, Spadeadem Forest (inventory number SPA117-4)

000612: noted at RAF Spadeadem

Photo Robert Roggeman

FT11 C/n 5993 USAF-Serial: 51-6661/TR-661

000353: Taken on Charge

000000: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes (as TR-661)

000050s: to 10W (code 'E')

031058: Cat.1

170759: Cat.1

040462: Borrowed to Royal Netherlands Air Force, delivered Woensdrecht as 'M47'

070872: Returned BAF as FT11 (tt KLu 2285 u)

001179: Struck of Charge

051179: Flown to Prestwick (UK) by Cdt.vl. Bouret

140380: Transported to Spadeadam-range (Scotland)

000000: in Soviet Air Force-kleuren (code 80/01) (0797 last noted)

000602: last noted at RAF Spadeadem , Electronic Warfare Tactics Range, Spadeadem Forest (inventory number SPA117-8)

000612: noted at RAF Spadeadem

Daniel Brackx Collection

FT12 C/n 5383 USAF-Serial: 51-4089/TR-089

000253: Taken on Charge

mid50s: to 10W (code 'F')

170557: Cat.5 at Brye (UK), pilot ok (Fighter School)

000657: Struck of Charge (tt 400:50 hrs)

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FT13 C/n 6816 USAF-Serial: 51-9032/TR-032

000753: Taken on Charge

010655: Cat.4 During a take-off on instruments from Florennes the aircraft veered to the left of the runway. The student-pilot did not react and the instructor could not correct in time and the aircraft ran off the runway. The aircraft was seriously damaged in the fire that followed, but was repaired (as TR-032, tt 719:40hrs)

031155: to Sabca for repairs

030960: Cat.1

020361: Cat.1

101061: Cat.1 Student-pilot Sgt.van Poppel, pilot ok

001179: Struck of Charge

261179: Flown to Sculthorpe (UK) by Lt.Col.vl. Lamborelle

001080: to Yugoslav Air Force, registered in 10055 to 10058 range, converted into target towing aircraft (designated TT13) , in service until at least 1984 (to be confirmed)

000900: first noted at Cape May County Airport, New Jersey (USA) as '032' with NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum

001106: last noted Cape May County Airport, New Jersey (USA)

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FT14 C/n 7032 USAF-Serial: 51-9248/TR-248

000953: Taken on Charge

mid50s: to 10W (code 'G')

020654: Cat.2

001179: Struck of Charge

261179: Flown to Sculthorpe (GB) by Maj.vl. Rabaey (in USAF-marks)

001080: to Yugoslav Air Force, registered in 10055 to 10058 range, converted into target towing aircraft (designated TT13) , in service until at least 1984 (to be confirmed)

000995: first noted at Cape May County Airport, New Jersey (USA) as '10055' with NAS Wildwood Aviation Museum

000705: last noted Cape May County Airport, New Jersey (USA)

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FT15 C/n 7138 USAF-Serial: 51-17445/TR-445

001153: Taken on Charge

131055: Cat.1

070356: Cat.3

000000: Fighter School, Brustem

240458: Cat.4 (tt 821:50hrs)

300558: to Sabca for repairs

020361: Cat.1 Due to a too high approach speed the student-pilot made a heavy landing, which caused the left main tire to burst and the aircraft ran off the runway. The left main landing gear was partly destroyed. Pilot: Sgt.vl. Boulanger, pilot ok.

261179: Flown to Sculthrope (UK) by Cdt.vl. van Eeckhoudt

000080: registered N1180C

000981: to Valiant Air Command, Titusville, Florida as N1180C

000083: to AG Central Aircraft, Texas

000783-000084: to Stanley W.Cameron, Lubbock, Texas

001286: Allied Bank of Marble Falls, Marble Falls, Texas

000187: Courtesy Aircraft Inc., Rockford, Illinois

001187: Registered N410GH Victor Haluska, Santa Monica, California (preserved Mojave)

001189: to Connie Kalitta Services, Lakeview, Oregon

000392: registered N133CK Connie Kalitta 'Kalitta Bounty Hunter', based at Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan (airworthy)

000796-000996: under restauration by Worldwide Aircraft Recovery, Pride Aircraft and Courtesy Aircraft te Rockford (IL)

mid90s: noted at Willow Run, Michigan, marked 'Kalitty Bounty Hunter'

221097: to N133CK Neal R.Melton, 10612 Emory Rd, Luttrell, TN 37779-2934

001201: l/n at Pride Aircraft Inc, Rockford MAP (airworthy) (marked 51-17445)

000506: noted at Tennessee Museum of Aviation, Servierville-Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Airport

191010: registered to Heritage Air LLc, 337 Airport Drive, 74344-4108 Grove, Oklahoma (still as N133CK)

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FT16 C/n 7254 USAF-Serial: 51-17463/TR-463

001253: Taken on Charge

000053: Fighter School, Koksijde

210962: Cat.1 Adjt.vl. Raes, pilot ok

031279: Flown to Sculthorpe (UK) by Cdt.vl. Bouret

001080: To Yugoslav Air Force, registered in 10055 to 10058 range, converted into target towing aircraft (designated TT13) , in service until at least 1984 (to be confirmed)

000690: Registered N533CB Normon E.Hibbard, Oakland, Oregon

000092: to Connie Bowlin/Bowlin & Assoc., Griffin, GA

060694: to G And A Services Inc., 2316 Baynard Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802

050603: still registered for the same owner

001206: still registered for the same owner, but status 'under Tri'

190612: to Stockton Field Aviation Museum, Stockton, CA.

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FT17 C/n 7362 USAF-Serial: 51-17468/TR-468

001253: Taken on Charge

000053: Fighter School, Koksijde

000000: Fighter School, Brustem

130262: Cat.1 Adjt.vl. van Driessche, pilot ok

271163: Cat.1 Col.vl. Cruther, pilot ok

031279: Flown to Sculthorpe (UK) by Maj.vl. Rabaey

000281: To Yugoslav Air Force, registered in 10055 to 10058 range, converted into target towing aircraft (designated TT13)

000483: Last flight and struck of charge (tt 4602 hrs)

000287: Transported to the USA, is to be restored to airworthiness

230790: Registered as N125AT for David E.Clayton, 6800 S Lindbergh Street, Stockton CA 95206

001297: Offered for sale by door Hibbard Aviation (Norman E.Hibbard), 1825 Karin Drive, Carson City, NV 89706

001099: Still registered to David E.Clayton

181001: to Gary H.Flanders, 121 Camino del Sol, 94591-6439 Vallejo, Solano County, California (USA)

001002: first noted at Flight Materials Company (Hangar 1028), Sacramento/McClellan Park (owner : Greg Forbes) (still registered N125AT)

001203: scrapped at Sacramento by this date

151204: registration cancelled (reason "Destroyed 2002")

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FT18 C/n 7363 USAF-Serial: 51-17469/TR-469

001253: Taken on Charge

000000: 2W-83Group-Instrument Flight, Florennes (as TR-469)

020856: Cat.2

000000: Fighter School, Brustem

130559: Cat.5 Mid-air collision with FT35, crashed near Bogaerden. Crew: Kapt.vl. Hubert De Ketelaere (1W-350Sqn, flew as guestpilot in flight VVZ at Brustem) was killed and 1Sgt.vl. René Schoels (Instructor), pilot ok. De Ketelaere was killed when the ejection seat was fired by accident, Schoels' ejection seat no longer functioned and he bailed out by parachute.

000959: Struck of Charge (tt 1579:10 hrs)

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FT19 C/n 7485 USAF-Serial: 51-17505/TR-505

000154: Taken on Charge

161254: Cat.3

000000: Fighter School, Brustem

150660: Cat.5 Crash at Wezeren after flame-out. Pilot ejected safely. Sgt.vl. H.Lernhout

000660: Struck of Charge

Daniel Brackx Collection

FT20 C/n 7373 USAF-Serial: 51-17479/TR-479

000154: Taken on Charge

000000: 2 Wing

061156: Cat.4 Sylt (Germany)

220557: to Fairey for repairs (tt 702:25 hrs)

090459: Cat.1

231061: Cat.3 For an unknown reason the aircraft made a bellylanding at Chièvres. Pilot ok, Sgt.vl. Lemmens (tt 898:20 hrsà

120962: to Flight Refuelling (UK), Tarrant Rushton for repairs, but was not repaired

000962: Struck of Charge

000000: Used as a spares source at Mojave, California (USA) (to be confirmed)

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