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| Date: | Monday 9 June 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 31 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 21+59 |
| MSN: | 7028 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Büchel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannu AB (DCI/LIED) |
| Büchel AB |
High sink rate and low speed with open nozzle; OLt Horst Burkhardt ejected too late and was killed.
Sources:
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2159.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2011 01:44 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jun-2011 09:50 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:46 | stehlik49 | Updated [Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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