ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136825
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Date: | Friday 2 August 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
Owner/operator: | 4510 CCTW Luftwaffe |
Registration: | 65-12749 |
MSN: | 8064 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Gila Bend, AZ -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Pilot overstressed the aircraft during a late recovery from simulated bomb run; OLt Karsten Wels ejected but was killed.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Luke/65-12749.htm http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Jun-2011 14:13 |
TB |
Added |
01-Jan-2020 18:24 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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