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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0813 |
| MSN: | 183-1101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ramstein AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ramstein AB |
| Ramstein AB |
Mid-air collision between USAF Lockheed F-104A Starfighters 56-0848 and 56-0813. Both were on GCA-controlled final approach to Ramstein and both pilots were killed in the accident. Crashed 3,300' west of end of Rwy 09.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
AAIR (KMAC)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jun-2011 11:37 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2011 02:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2012 13:09 | MrHuck | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Oct-2014 19:44 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 23-Dec-2015 19:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 16-May-2025 16:55 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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