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| Date: | Thursday 25 January 1968 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | AG 52 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | EB+246 |
| MSN: | 8254 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bosbüll, Kreis Südtondern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Flugplatz Leck |
Exploded in the air north-west of Leck AB after engine fire during touch-and-go after return from a night flight; HFw Adolf Stohal ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/eb246.htm
http://www.ag52-tgm.de/Chronik/Chronik_%20Teil3.pdf
Borkener Zeitung 26 January 1968, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2011 01:36 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jun-2012 08:52 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:16 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jul-2025 18:03 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 28-Jul-2025 18:05 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
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