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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | 833 |
| MSN: | 1133 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 17 mi N of Andøya -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bodø Main Air Station |
The CF-104 of 334 Skv, crashed approximately 17 nautical miles north of Andøya on 10-Jun-1978. Pilot, Fenrick Stein Ekholt, was on a mission from Bodø air station to identify three unknown vessels some 32 nautical miles from Hillesøy radar. After circling the targets twice, the Starfighter flew into the sea 5 nautical miles to the south of the vessels, killing the pilot.
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 20:59 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2020 07:10 | Cosmo | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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