1957 Turkish Air Force F-84 Thunderjet crash

Military jet crash in Turkey June 2023 1957 Turkish Air Force F-84 Thunderjet crash Accident 300px Crashed into a housing block in the city center of Bursa. 25 houses burned down and killed 23 people. Bursa, Turkey Republic F-84G Thunderjet Turkish Air Force 51-11176 Balıkesir Airport 2 2 21-27 16-18 On 25 July 1957, a Republic F-84G Thunderjet operated by the Turkish Air Force crashed in the city center of Bursa in northwestern Turkey.25 July 1957 Republic F-84G Thunderjet https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/170265 Aviation Safety Network Up to twenty-nine people died, sixteen people were injured and twenty-five houses burned down. Flight and crash A Republic F-84G Thunderjet (registration number 51-11176) of the Turkish Air Force departed from Balıkesir Airport on 25 July 1957. Inside were a pilot and co-pilot who were doing a training flight. After a failure there was an explosion. The pilot escaped at a low altitude with his ejection seat, but his parachute did’t open. Without the pilot, the burning jet fighter flew on and crashed into a housing block in the city center of Bursa and exploded. Twenty-five houses, shops and hotels caught fire, four of which burned down completely.Straaljager stort op Turkse stad https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRHCG03:163576023:mpeg21:a00053 26 July 1957 Delpher Winschoter Courant nlTurkse straaljager op dorp neergestort https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010370233:mpeg21:a0008 26 July 1957 Delpher De Waarheid nl Rescue workers saved the wounded and took the bodies from the burning houses. It took several hours before the fires were extinguished. Victims Due to the crash 23 to 29 people died, and 16 to 18 people were injured, including two who were seriously injured.Vliegtuig neergestort https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB19:000267023:mpeg21:a00004 26 July 1957 Delpher Nieuwe Tilburgsche courant nl The pilot and co-pilot died due to the crash. According to the governor of Bursa, the jet's pilot was able to escape with his ejection seat. However, he didn't survive because, due to the low altitude, his parachute didn't open.Straaljager stort op Turkse stad: 23 doden https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010614771:mpeg21:a0085 26 July 1957 Delpher Leeuwarder Courant nl A woman who recently married died due to the crash.Turkse straaljager viel op huizen https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010864377:mpeg21:a0093 27 July 1957 Delpher Java-bode nl The wife of the Haşal family was able to escape from one of the burning houses, but her husband and all her seven children who were younger than 15 years old died.Turkse straaljager stortte op woningen 23 doden https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMKB15:000573023:mpeg21:a00005 26 July 1957 Delpher De Maasbode nl On 1 August 1957, one of the persons who was hospitalized recovered. Aftermath Many families suffered financially from the crash. Those who had minor damage were to be paid within a short period of time. However, the payment of the damages of those whose houses were destroyed was postponed. In Turkish media newspapers, the opposition wrote very critically about the delays of the payments.Bursa'ya uçak düştü https://www.belgeseltarih.com/bursaya-ucak-dustu/ belgeseltarih.com 5 July 2020 tr References External links Turkish newspaper reports and eye witnesses report via belgeseltarih.com Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Turkey Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1957 Category:1957 disasters in Turkey Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving military aircraft Category:July 1957 in Turkey Category:History of Bursa Category:History of the Turkish Air Force Category:Turkish military scandals Category:Residential building disasters Category:Disasters in buildings and structures in Asia Category:Disasters in buildings and structures in Europe