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| Date: | Monday 5 February 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lochkeed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | MFG1 Marineflieger |
| Registration: | 22+84 |
| MSN: | 7166 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | List/Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Engine failure during gunnery practice at List Range on Sylt island and crashed into the Waddensea (mudflats); OLtzS Wolf-Rüdiger Grosse-Freese (pilot) ejected safely.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2284.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 7.2.1979
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2011 02:50 | TB | Added |
| 11-Jun-2011 02:34 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2011 07:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:28 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 13-Jan-2020 13:09 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 08:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 19:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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