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| Date: | Friday 8 June 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | 860 |
| MSN: | 683A-1160 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Spildra/Kvænangen -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bodø Main Air Station |
| Bardufoss Air Station |
The CF-104 of 334 Skv, crashed near the island Spildra in Kvænangen following a simulated missile attack on a small island northeast of Spildra. Pilot, Squadron chief Col. Per Bøthun, noticed a loss of engine thrust and decreasing airspeed. As the afterburner was lit, the plane caught fire. The pilot, successfully ejected, suffering minor injury.
Sources:
http://starfighter.no/sq334-e.html
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_RNoAF_history_Herbote.pdf
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_RNoAF_334%20squadron.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 01:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2015 21:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2015 21:14 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 10-Nov-2020 07:10 | Cosmo | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2022 05:49 | Cosmo | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Jan-2025 17:17 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 20-Jan-2025 17:40 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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