Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter , Friday 10 May 1968
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Date:Friday 10 May 1968
Time:noon
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:MFG2 Marineflieger
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:over Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Eggebek airfield
Destination airport:Eggebek AB
Narrative:
Suffered lightning strike in the right wingtip tank.

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 11.5.1968, p24

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jul-2012 11:35 TB Added
30-Oct-2019 19:57 TB Updated [Operator, ]
01-Jan-2020 18:20 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
30-Jan-2020 08:27 TB Updated [Operator, ]
05-Feb-2020 19:11 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ]

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