Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 23+80,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131543
 
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Date:Monday 15 September 1969
Time:c. 21:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: 23+80
MSN: 8080
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Petkum/Emden -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wittmund AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed south-east of Emden on a night flight due to disorientation; HFw Reinhard Wicke (34, JG71) ejected too late and was killed.

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 16.9.1969
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2380.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jun-2011 03:22 TB Added
19-Jun-2011 06:04 TB Updated [Source]
04-Feb-2016 17:53 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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