Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter D-6696,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47098
 
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Date:Friday 13 August 1971
Time:c. 15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: D-6696
MSN: 6696
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:northeast of Bremerhaven -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:EHVK
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Midair explosion and crashed. Pilot ejected but was killed.

Sources:

Leeuwarder Courant

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
03-Nov-2010 09:29 JaWo Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport]
08-Dec-2020 18:46 Cobar Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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