Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter JD+248,
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Date:Wednesday 22 September 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:JG 74 Luftwaffe
Registration: JD+248
MSN: 8228
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Jadebusen -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Jever AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine nozzle failure and power loss during GCA procedureOFw Günter Walzak ejected too late and drowned.

Sources:

http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Passauer Neue Presse 23.9.1965, p2
http://www.916-starfighter.de/GAF_crashes.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jun-2011 13:05 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
31-Dec-2012 10:36 TB Updated [Source]
21-Oct-2014 08:06 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]
01-Jan-2020 08:38 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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