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| Date: | Tuesday 3 October 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | AG 52 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 35+23 |
| MSN: | 4057 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baltic Sea -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Wreck found on the ground of Baltic Sea near island of Moen (Mön) in 30 meters depth; OLt Thomas Hofmann and WSO Major Rüdiger Küchenthal were killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 7.10.1978
http://www.ag52-tgm.de/Chronik/Chronik_%20Teil3.pdf
http://weltkriegsopfer.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2011 05:47 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, ] |
| 24-May-2011 10:36 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2011 09:58 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2012 09:18 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 09:29 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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