Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 61-2618, Wednesday 29 January 1969
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Date:Wednesday 29 January 1969
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:Türk Hava Kuvvetleri
Registration: 61-2618
MSN: 4018
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Diyarbakir AB -   Türkiye
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Diyarbakir AB/8. AJÜ
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during return from shooting exercice. Pilot (31).

Note: seems to be a date error 29.1.69 <->20.9.69, seems to be not a RF-84F (reconnaissance, no shooting)

Sources:

https://www.tayyareci.com/v2/hvsehitleri/cilt3-1966-98/1966-1969/060.htm (29 JAN 69, no reg.)
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_TuAF_serials.htm (20 SEP 69, reg., SOC date ?)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2014 11:22 TB Added
16-Jan-2021 22:24 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ]
18-Jan-2025 15:53 TB Updated [Source, ]
19-Jan-2025 08:27 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
19-Jan-2025 11:26 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
19-Jan-2025 16:27 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]

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