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| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | MFG2 Marineflieger |
| Registration: | 21+18 |
| MSN: | 6673 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 92,6 km W of Helgoland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tarp |
Crashed into the North Sea when engine failed after firing AS30 anti-ship missile. OLtzS Reinhard Dresbach ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2118.htm
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Deister-und Weserzeitung 28 March 1985, p10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2011 12:55 | TB | Added |
| 24-Jun-2011 15:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 12-Jan-2020 21:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 08:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 19:47 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 17-Apr-2025 17:02 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2025 08:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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