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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 104861 |
| MSN: | 683A-1161 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lichtenau -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Baden Soellingen |
| CFB Baden Soellingen |
Crashed shortly after takeoff. Lt L.S. Habetler (24).
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Stars/wC861.htm
http://www.thisisme.ca/439squadron/TIGER/439album-9a.htm
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80003290?Lawrance%20Simon%20Habetler
Weser-Kurier 26 October 1970, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2016 06:09 | yukonjack | Added |
| 31-May-2025 05:33 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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