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FX-61 c/n 683D-9104
  • 080664: Taken on charge
  • 080664: delivered from Sabca to 31sq/10W detached at Beauvechain
  • 140966: Cat.1 During flight at low altitude, the pilot heard a light bang, followed by vibrations. Pilot: ADC.vl. A.Latte
  • 180370: Cat.4
  • 261071: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Landing gear door damaged during takeoff. Pilot: Cdt.vl. Dirk Desplenter (349 Sqn).
  • 030672: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 031172: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Birdstrike during takeoff. Pilot: Kapt.vl. Hans Beyaert (350 Sqn).
  • 080678: participates in Tactical Air Meet, Wildenrath (Germany) (tailcode 'E') (10FBW)
  • 000983: noted with marking 'Bye 104'
  • 260983: Struck of Charge
  • 041083: noted preserved Kleine Brogel '10 Wing - 23Squadron'
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 000000: stripped of all usefull parts
  • 060987: first noted BDRT Kleine Brogel
  • 001289: sold to Tiger Air Force-museum, Steenweg op Wijchmaal, 3990 Peer
  • 001205: last noted preserved 'Tiger Air Force Museum' (Jos Palmers), Maarlosedijk, 3990 Peer
  • 000106: moved to Kleine Brogel airbase, parked in front of building N°15

FX61
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FX-62 c/n 683D-9105
  • 020764: Taken on charge
  • 020764: delivered from Sabca to 31sq/10W detached at Beauvechain
  • 251170: Cat.2 at Houthalen-Helchteren. Hit by a ricochet during a firing exercise. Pilot: 1Lt.H.Beyaert (350 Sqn).
  • 140471: 1W-349Sqn Cat.4 Left the runway during landing at Beauvechain . Pilot: 1Lt.vl. Yves Debluts (349 Sqn).
  • 120572: Cat.2 lost target (dart) in flight. Pilot: Cdt.vl. Degraeve (350 Sqn).
  • 210874: Cat.4 at Koksijde. Heavy landing, part of undercarriage damaged. Kapt.vl. M.Bouret (349 Sqn).
  • 070176: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Lost control over the aircraft during landing, caused by 'ground air safety switch malfunction'.Pilot: Kapt.vl. G.Van Eeckhoudt (350 Sqn)..
  • 290580: arrived Koksijde for storage (1W-349Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 000089: Engine test at Koksijde
  • 001090: via USA delivered to Taiwan as 48..

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FX-63 c/n 683D-9106
  • 030964: Taken on charge
  • 030964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 111066: Cat.5 Crashed at Geel during a low-level navigation flight. Pilot was killed. OLt.vl. Frans Exelmans (10 FBW - 23 Squadron)

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FX-64 c/n 683D-9107
  • 110864: Taken on charge
  • 110864: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 171067: Cat.? (gear accident) main gear tire failure during takeoff, landing without further problems. Pilot: Cdt.vl. A.Put
  • 150670: Cat.4
  • 130372: Cat.2
  • 221081: arrived Koksijde store (10JBW-23Sqn)
  • 000187: sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 080789: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 000692: preserved Mojave (USA)

FX64
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FX-65 c/n 683D-9108
  • 160964: Taken on charge
  • 160964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 120369: Cat.1 at Beauvechain. Smoke in the cockpit during takeoff, takeoff aborted and aircraft stopped in barrier. Pilot: Kapt.vl. A.Degraeve (350 Sqn).
  • 220470: Cat.2
  • 050678-140678: participates in Tactical Air Meet, Wildenrath (Germany) (tailcode 'B') (10FBW)
  • 191181: arrived Koksijde for storage (10JBW-23Sqn)
  • 000187: sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 001191: noted in the USA
  • 000692: preserved Burbank (USA)
  • 000000: stored Mojave (USA)
  • 000094: pole-mounted with Rayford Enterprises at 2230 MacArthur Drive (Hwy 165 off I-149), Alexandria, Louisiana. Marked as F104A '60791/FG-791'.
  • 000307: last noted Alexandria, Louisiana.

FX65
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FX-66 c/n 683D-9109
  • 180864: Cat.5 During lowlevel aerobatics flight the aircraft crashed onto a hangar at Gosselies. Pilot was killed, Kapt.vl. Pierre Tonet. (The following aircraft were destroyed in the hangar : OO-JOD Jodel D150 Mascaret, OO-JOY Jodel DR1051M1 Sicile Record, OO-FER Piper L18C Super Cub (ex 53-4687, L13))

FX-67 c/n 683D-9113
  • 170764: Taken on charge
  • 170764: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 140967: Cat.2 Birdstrike during takeoff, engine damaged. Pilot: ADC.vl. J.Adts
  • 270269: Cat.1
  • 290671: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. After a nightflight the aircraft touched down just before the runway. Pilot: Kapt.vl. H.Bernier (349 Sqn).
  • 240372: 1W-349Sqn Cat.4 (or Cat.3) Ran off the runway at Tanagra (Greece) after the gear partially collapsed during taxiing. Pilot: Lt. "Dino" de Landsheer (349 Sqn).
  • 231073: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Hit GSE. Pilot: Olt.vl. J.P.Aerts (349 Sqn).
  • 300980: arrived Koksijde for storage (1W-350Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 080789: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 001090: via USA delivered to Taiwan as 48..

FX67
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FX-68 c/n 683D-9114
  • 010964: Taken on charge
  • 010964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 220267: Cat.1 Birdstrike. Pilot: 1Lt. P.Van Poppel
  • 080670: Cat.2
  • 000671: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 000872: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 081272: Cat.2
  • 160373: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Birdstrike during the landing. Pilot: 1Lt.vl. J.Legros (349 Sqn).
  • 231078: Cat.2 at Solenzara. Collision in formation. Pilot: Olt. D.Van Rijckevorsel (350 Sqn).
  • 050679: Cat.5 During a simulated aircombat mission the pilot got disorientated in the clouds and crashed near Doische-Gochenée. The pilot was killed, OLt.vl. Benoit Paul. (1 Wing - 349 Squadron)
  • 000480: Struck of Charge

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FX-69 c/n 683D-9115
  • 310864: Taken on charge
  • 310864: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 060667: Cat.1 Glass of Infra-Red Sight broken after birdstrike. Pilot: Adj.vl. G.Neyens (349 Sqn).
  • 000671: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 050272: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Damage to the landing gear during startup. Pilot: Maj.vl. Vanhecke
  • 090774: Cat.2 at Solenzara. Collision with an Armée de l'Air aircraft during taxiing. Pilot: Maj.vl. G.D'Hert (CO 349 Sqn).
  • 121079: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Collision with fire extuingisher during taxiing. Pilot: Olt.vl. P.Martin (349 Sqn).
  • 180780: arrived Koksijde for storage (1W-349Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 150791: transferred to Brussels Air Museum (reserve)
  • 040792: first noted Koksijde (stored, fuselage only)
  • 040794: last noted Koksijde (stored, fuselage only)
  • 111094: stored Kapellen (reserve museum)
  • 001296: stored Kapellen (?)
  • 000098: tail used to restore FX47
  • 001100: fuselage stored Peutie (no tail)
  • 000401: last noted Peutie (no tail), aircraft was sold
  • 300401: fuselage first noted at Gosselies (with tail from FX58), to be restored
  • 230408: transported from WAN facilities at Charleroi airport to Niederrhein (former RAF Laarbruch, near Weeze, Germany), fuselage & tail of FX70
  • 270409: wings and tail section of FX70 mated with fuselage of FX69

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FX-70 c/n 683D-9119
  • 210864: Taken on charge
  • 150964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 310767: Cat.1 Birdstrike during approach, damage to landing light. Pilot: Cdt.vl. J.Segers (349 Sqn).
  • 260974: Cat.2 at Houthalen-Helchteren. Aircraft hit the ground during low-level navigation mission. Left trailing edge flap damaged. Pilot: Kapt.vl. Fritz Hartmann
  • 060280: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. FOD-damage. Pilot: Olt.vl. P.Martin
  • 250283: arrived Koksijde for storage (10JBW-23Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 070791: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 000000: stripped of all usefull parts
  • 000692: first noted as BDRT at Florennes
  • 120303: report that it left Florennes
  • 230408: transported from WAN facilities at Charleroi airport to Niederrhein (former RAF Laarbruch near Weeze, Germany), together with fuselage of FX69.
  • Presently: storedNiederrhein (parts used for restauration of FX69)

FX-70
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FX-71 c/n 683D-9120
  • 180964: Taken on charge
  • 180964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 010465: Cat.1 During taxi after landing the left wheelbearing was damaged. Pilot: Kapt.vl. J.Huygen
  • 021265: Cat.1 Immediately after takeoff the aircraft loses the target dart. Pilot: Kapt.vl. G. Cooreman.
  • 061066: Cat.1 During a live firing exercise the pilot hears a light noise. After landing a scratch and a hole is discovered on the right hand side of the fuselage. Pilot: Maj.vl. R.De Rijcke
  • 281068: Cat.1 Birdstrike. Pilot: 1Lt.vl. Meerschaut
  • 240969: Cat.5 Halfway the runway the pilot noticed that he has insufficient engine thrust and abandons the takeoff. The pilot follows the emergency procedure by the book, but then his luck ran out. One after the other the emergency brakesystem failed and the aircraft continues straight ahead off the runway into the overrun, starts tumbling when crossing the Peer-Kleine Brogel road and caughts fire. The pilot ejected in the overrun, just before the aircraft was about to cross the road. But the parachute had no time to open and the pilot is found in a swamp outside the airbase, seriously injured and choking, but alive. Pilot: Kapt.vl. Guido Ghys (10 FBW - 31 Squadron).

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FX-72 c/n 683D-9121
  • 030964: Taken on charge
  • 030964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 200372: Cat.2
  • 000675: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 041180: Cat.4 Lost target dart in flight. Pilot: M.Bongartz (350 Sqn).
  • 140481: arrived Koksijde for storage (1W-350Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 080789: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 001090: via USA delivered to Taiwan as 48..

FX-72
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FX-73 c/n 683D-9125
  • 170964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 250466: Taken on charge
  • 020667: Cat.1 After landing some of the metal sheeting on one of the tiptank-stabilisers is missing. Pilot: Kapt.vl. W.Van Kerkhove
  • 310371: Cat.2
  • 100772: Cat.5 Mid-air collision with FX50 short after takeoff near Biez (Waver). Pilot ejected safely, Pilot: Slt.vl. Jean-Marie Boulanger (1 Wing - 350 Squadron)
  • 000873: Struck of Charge

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FX-74 c/n 683D-9126
  • 091064: Taken on charge
  • 091064: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 281167: Cat.2 Canopy shattered during explosion. Kapt.vl. Cornelissen
  • 000073: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 010475: Cat.2 at Solenzara. Ran off the runway during the landing. Pilot: Olt. Jean-Claude Timmermans (350 Sqn).
  • 140481: arrived Koksijde for storage (1W-350Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 160788: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 001090: via USA delivered to Taiwan as 48..

FX-74
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FX-75 c/n 683D-9127
  • 220664: Taken on charge
  • 220964: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 040468: Cat.5 Aircraft takes off, retracts undercarriage and climbs to 20 meters, suddenly the aircraft dove towards the runway, pilot pulls up, but the aircraft hits the runway in almost horizontal level. The pylontanks exploded, the pilot lost control and ran through the landinglights at the end of the runway, starts tumling in the accidented terrain of the overrun, and stops in a field. Pilot was unfortunately killed, Lt.vl. Leonard "Jim" Van Roy (10 FBW - 23 Squadron). Accident was caused by defect in the stabilisationsystem. The overrun was filled and levelled following this accident. This was the luck of Captain Ghijs who in a similar accident, bailed out in this levelled overrun and by miracle survived. See FX-71 accident

FX-76 c/n 683D-9131
  • 261064: Taken on charge
  • 261064: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 230365: Cat.1 birdstrike, Kapt.vl. H.Verbruggen
  • 310365: Cat.1 Adj.vl. J.Boone
  • 200765: Cat.1 During some heavy rain the protective glass of the Infra-Red Sight is broken. Pilot: Kapt.vl. A.Delbeke
  • 050678-140678: Participated at Tactical Air Meet, Wildenrath (Germany) (tailcode 'A') (10 FBW)
  • 140881: arrived Koksijde for storage (10JBW-23Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 080790: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 000692: preserved Evere
  • 060992: dump Beauvechain
  • 260394: preserved , Kampenhout-Boortmeerbeek
  • 010901: last noted preserved Boortmeerbeek
  • 001102: f/n stored Zaventem (along E40 Liege/Leuven) (wings and tail lying next to fuselage)
  • 001106: last noted stored Zaventem

FX76
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FX-77 c/n 683D-9132
  • 051064: Taken on charge
  • 051064: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 270165: Crashed between Helmond and Deurne (the Netherlands) during low level navigation flight. Pilot was killed, Kapt.vl. Jacques Verhulst (10 FBW - 31 Squadron). First F-104G crash in Kleine Brogel

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FX-78 c/n 683D-9133
  • 061064: Taken on charge
  • 061064: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 080666: Cat.1 After the flight a protective cover between the wing and the tiptank was missing. Kapt.vl. Verbruggen.
  • 110869: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Hit some trees during the landing after a nightflying mission. Pilot: Olt.vl. Robert Van Winckel (349 Sqn).
  • 270275: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Torque arm assembly broken during landing. Pilot: Olt. P.Quinet (350 Sqn).
  • 260375: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Collision with fire extinguisher during taxiing. Pilot: Olt.vl. Jean-Marie Paul (350 Sqn).
  • 020577: Cat.2 at Beauvechain. Burst tire during takeoff. Pilot: Kapt.vl. Rober Van Winckel (349 Sqn).
  • 180583: arrived Koksijde for storage (10JBW-31Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 070791: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 000092: stripped of all usefull parts and transferred to Beauvechain for BDRT
  • 060992: noted dump Beauvechain
  • 000995: arrived Weelde for storage (reserve Brussels Air Museum)
  • 001196: stored Weelde
  • 050597: dump Weelde
  • 000797: last noted dump Weelde
  • 240498: only tail noted on dump Weelde, fuselage transferred to depot Kapellen (?) (reserve Brussels Air Museum)
  • 060699: tail last noted at Weelde

FX-78
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FX-79 c/n 683D-9137
  • 061064: Taken on charge
  • 031264: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 100365: Cat.1 During lineup for the target at Houthalen-Helchteren two practice bombs Mk.76 dropped without a reason. Pilot: Willy Verelst
  • 050765: Cat.? birdstrike, no damage. Pilot: Olt.vl. Van Poppel
  • 170673: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 141279: Cat.5 at Beauvechain. Pilot lost control over the control during takeoff, cause by oil leak. Pilot: Olt. L.Van Landeghem (350 Sqn).
  • 000080: wreck noted at Evere
  • 031080: Struck of Charge
  • 000081: wreck sold to scrapdealer at Kalken
  • 000085: wreck sold to Mr De Groote, Beervelde
  • 000692: first noted preserved Lochristi/Beervelde (E3 Antwerpen-Gent) on container.
  • 000006: last noted preserved Beervelde

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FX-80 c/n 683D-9138
  • 191064: Taken on charge
  • 191064: delivered from Sabca to 10W
  • 221267: Cat.1 Damage caused by melting snow on the runway during takeoff. (See also FX22,FX32,FX43,FX54,FX60)
  • 240369: Cat.2
  • 000872: used by 'Slivers'-demoteam
  • 140481: arrived Koksijde for storage (1W-350Sqn)
  • 000187: Sold to Radcomm Enterprise and struck of charge
  • 160688: last noted stored Koksijde
  • 001090: via USA delivered to Taiwan as 48..

FX-80
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Philou FX67 1 Aug 14 2007, 8:39 PM EDT by LaurentH
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240372 : 2 accidents (cat.3 and cat.4) on the same day. Isn't it one to much or isn't one of the date false?

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JohanBringmans FX69 0 Jan 11 2007, 6:23 AM EST by JohanBringmans
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Tailsection and wings of FX70 will be used used to restore FX69. C-2 comes from a german G-type and nosecone from a Dutch 104.
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