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| Date: | Tuesday 24 March 1959 |
| Time: | c. 12:40 |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | DB+104 |
| MSN: | 53-7173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stebbach/Gemmingen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lechfeld AB |
| Wiesbaden |
Crashed on embankment of railroad line Heilbronn-Karlsruhe, between Eppingen-Stebbach, km 140/351, after engine failure and burst into flames. Pilot (OFw, 26, JBG32) ejected to safety.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 25.3.1959
Passauer Neue Presse 25.3.1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2011 12:55 | TB | Added |
| 22-May-2011 10:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2011 10:34 | TB | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2012 07:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 07-Jun-2013 18:12 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2018 07:46 | ehren69 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2019 09:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2019 09:21 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2025 10:03 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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