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| Date: | Friday 18 March 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 32 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | DB+237 |
| MSN: | 8320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lechfeld AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lechfeld AB |
Engine failure during gear retraction on take-off; Fw Harry Thiedemann (27) ejected at about 90 feet but killed because the chute did not deploy.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/db237.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Hamburger Abendblatt 19.3.1966
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2011 06:52 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jun-2011 09:00 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 09:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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