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| Date: | Friday 20 March 1959 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | DA+252 |
| MSN: | 53-7208 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km SW of Bitburg/Eifel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lechfeld Air Base |
Crashed. Pilot killed.
Sources:
Neckar-Bote 21 March 1959, p2
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2011 12:25 | TB | Added |
| 07-Jun-2013 18:45 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2019 09:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Apr-2024 11:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 14-Apr-2025 15:30 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 17:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
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