ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55740
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| Date: | 17-OCT-1980 |
| Time: | c.12:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Operator: | Luftwaffe (German Air Force) JBG31 |
| Registration: | 24+72 |
| C/n / msn: | 8221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kendenich/Hürth -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nörvenich AB |
Crashed in woods after fire in the engine due to overheated afterburner fuel pump during radar approach; OTLt Alexander Heuser (41) ejected successfully.
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1980/1980%20-%203440.html
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2472.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 3.12.1980
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2008 12:01 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Jun-2011 03:29 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2011 03:02 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2011 03:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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