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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | MFG2 Marineflieger |
| Registration: | 23+14 |
| MSN: | 7198 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 km W of Cagliari, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Decimomannu AB, Sardinia |
Engine failure (open nozzle) after lightning strike during instrument (TACAN) approach; aircraft crashed into a salt lagoon close to the Mediterranean Sea; KKpt Peter Gladziewjewski ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2314.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2011 14:14 | TB | Added |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 09:09 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 08:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 19:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 28-Feb-2022 16:21 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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