1960 F-84 Thunderstreak crash
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On 20 November 1960 a F-84F Thunderstreak of the Royal Netherlands Air Force crashed at 7:50pm into a farm in Lutjelollum [nl] between Wjelsryp and Franeker, the Netherlands. The pilot and the family of six people who lived at the farm were all killed. The farm was destroyed and burned down and the livestock was killed.[2][3][4][5]
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Accident | |
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Date | 20 November 1960 |
Summary | Crashed into terrain due to unknown reasons |
Site | Lutjelollum [nl] (between Wjelsryp and Franeker), the Netherlands |
Total fatalities | 7 |
Total survivors | 0 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | F-84F Thunderstreak |
Operator | Royal Netherlands Air Force |
Registration | P-271[1] |
Flight origin | Eindhoven Airport |
Occupants | 1 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 1 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 6 |
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It was the worst military airplane incident since the 1957 Bussum airplane crash [nl].[6] It was outside war time, the biggest aircraft tragedy of the province Friesland.[7]