SV-4B V40
c/n 1182
frame/n 200.40
15-02-1952 Start of building
14-10-1952 FF in hands of Jean Stampe
15-10-1952 TOC with engine Cirrus Major
Mk.III n°3509
16-10-1952 DD to ARS Wevelgem
20-10-1952 To EPE/EVS
12-11-1952 To DEPE/DEVS
24-02-1953 To EPE/EVS
17-02-1955 To EO/OS - Nivelles
07-05-1955 To EPE/EVS
19-01-1956 Cat.4 accident Goetsenhoven (B)
Overturned after touch
down
Crew: Solo / unhurt
00-01-1956 To URMA
06-04-1956 To Stampe & Renard for
IRAN, Contract n° BC231.189; TT 1103:25hrs
07-08-1956 R/0 from repairs and IRAN and
moved the same day to 7th Wing,
Chièvres AB for glider
towing
00-10-1958 To 1st Wing for glider towing
22-11-1959 Incident, Beauvechain (B)
A ground crew that
crawled on the wing during taxi, falled and was seriously injured
11-07-1963 Cat.4 accident Zoersel AB (B)
Just after the release
of the towing rope, the aircraft was in the slipstream of another
one and had to make a brusk turn
Crew: Solo / slightly
injured
17-10-1963 To Stampe & Renard for
IRAN, Contract n° BC236.010
*Repaired with parts of
V-65
22-06-1964 R/O from repairs and IRAN and
moved the same day to EPE/EVS
29-08-1967 Cat.5 accident Bardonecchia (I)
- "Col de la vallée étroite (F) Alps"
Hit Col de la vallée
étroite / FR Alps at 2445m altitude.
V-40 was flying with
the aerobatic team "Les Manchots" on the return of a
display in Italy. As the other aircraft had more powerfull
engines, they did not have problem to reach the required altitude.
Crew: 2 / Pilot
severely injured - Engineer unhurt
19-12-1967 SOC; TT 3013:40hrs
Aircraft remains were
burned by SEAA/ODOV team