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| Date: | Monday 22 June 1959 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | DB+124 |
| MSN: | 53-7188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km from Lechfeld AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fliegerhorst Lechfeld |
Mid-air collision with F-84 DB+101 at about 100 meters. Uffz Willibald Spohner (26, JGB32) killed.
Sources:
http://www.321tigers.org/321.html
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Passauer Neue Presse 24.6.59
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2011 13:12 | TB | Added |
| 22-May-2011 13:24 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2012 06:43 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2019 09:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 31-Oct-2019 09:18 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-May-2025 11:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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