24jan2017 pics: Truck collides with Florennes F-84F jet.....

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24jan2017 pics: Truck collides with Florennes F-84F jet.....

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http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/959/Bizar/arti ... onde.dhtml

...yep, the Republic F-84F Thunderstreak in Philippeville near Florennes Air Base...

https://www.rtbf.be/info/insolites/deta ... id=9511374
interviews etc , video-footage of the jet being lowered from its' pedestal onto a Belgian Army lorry trailer, etc.


https://twitter.com/lalibrebe/status/823813632504889344
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https://twitter.com/JuAnciaux/status/823836188935122944
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https://twitter.com/GillesKLEIN/status/ ... 8617347072
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https://twitter.com/CanalC_TV/status/823810799881818113

...and a video at
https://twitter.com/JuAnciaux/status/823843931704197120
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Re: 24jan2017 pics: Truck collides with Florennes F-84F jet.

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Vandal!
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Re: 24jan2017 pics: Truck collides with Florennes F-84F jet.

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frank kramer wrote:Vandal!
And at
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x59htl ... avion_news
you can see some sort of interview with Daniel, the grey-haired lorry-driving vandal. :mrgreen:
Yep, this soon-to-be Old-Age-Pensioner driver superficially cut his nose during the collision. :|
Except for the cabin of the lorry a lucky escape for all concerned.
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Re: 24jan2017 pics: Truck collides with Florennes F-84F jet.

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Hope it get a Truck-Kill mark under the cockpit!!
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