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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | D-8279 |
| MSN: | 8279 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Gütersloh -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft hit some tree during a low level attack. Pilot made an emergency landing in Gütersloh AB but the aircraft was later declared "damage beyond repair". Pilot elt. Loek Mulder safe.
Sources:
http://militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl/planes/fighters/23/132/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Aug-2015 15:52 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2019 19:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 19:17 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2025 15:54 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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