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| Date: | Monday 5 August 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 4510 CCTW Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 63-13274 |
| MSN: | 9001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gila Bend, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
Asymmetric flaps (take-off position suspected) during air-to-ground gunnery; Lt Gerd-Conrad Schwab ejected safely.
Sources:
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
http://web.archive.org/web/20160522082901/http://916-starfighter.de/Large/Luke/63-13274.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2011 14:00 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:24 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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