ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55886
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| Date: | Wednesday 24 February 1965 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | WaSLw10 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | BB+239 |
| MSN: | 8189 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1,2 km E of Jever AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jever AB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Dropped suddenly after take-off, cut through power cables and crashed into pasture near Schortens. Hptm Günter Lorentz (35) did not eject and killed.
Sources:
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Passauer Neue Presse 25 February 1965, p2/26 February 1965, p6
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/bb239.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2011 07:16 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2012 09:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2012 09:51 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2014 13:09 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2014 20:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 01-Jan-2020 08:21 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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