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| Date: | Tuesday 2 November 1976 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | D-6698 |
| MSN: | 6698 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee,10 kms off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel AB |
Crashed due to an engine failure.Part of a formation of three F-104 planes.Pilot ejected safely and was picked up by Alouette III SAR helicopter.
Sources:
http://anp.kb.nl/thumb/showmsgdetail/msgdate/02-11-1976/msgnr/32 (link invalid)
Press photo with the pilot and crew of the rescue helicopter. http://proxy.handle.net/10648/139b2145-9c32-09e7-a519-9c07714fa093
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2008 05:45 | harro | Updated |
| 07-Jun-2019 09:28 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 17:23 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 16-Dec-2020 20:13 | hoekb03 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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