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| Date: | Thursday 22 May 1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 4510 CCTW Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 63-13268 |
| MSN: | 2097 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Havasu City, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
Aircraft became uncontrollable on first solo-flight after an unautorisated barrel roll maneuver and crashed 2 Nm east of Lake Havasu City; StUffz Claus Höffken did not eject and killed.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Luke/63-13268.htm
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2011 01:21 | TB | Added |
| 07-May-2017 08:03 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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