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| Date: | Monday 21 May 1962 |
| Time: | 08:25 |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | DE+252 |
| MSN: | 52-6699 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Finsterwolde -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fliegerhorst Husum |
Mid-air collision with Sea Fury D-CABU south of the Dollart during target flight training; pilot was killed; second aircraft returned safely to Husum. JBG35.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 22.5.1962
Passauer Neue Presse 22.5.1962, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2011 10:15 | TB | Added |
| 22-May-2011 12:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2012 04:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 15-Dec-2015 09:58 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2019 16:08 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, ] |
| 21-Jun-2022 20:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Apr-2025 18:23 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 15:10 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 15:10 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, ] |
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