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| Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JG 71 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | JA+... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Wittmund AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ejection seat of the aircraft activated by mistake inside a hangar during maintenance; weapon-mechanic Hans-Joachim Klingebiel (22) catapulted against the hall roof and was killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 22.12.1965
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2011 11:25 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jan-2020 09:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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