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| Date: | Friday 4 March 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12798 |
| MSN: | 683A-1098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Freiburg i. Breisgau -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 3 Wing/Zweibrücken |
| 3 Wing/Zweibrücken |
The 427 Squadron pilot F/L Douglas Charles “Lucky” Lawson was on a low–level navigation mission near Freiburg, Germany when his aircraft crashed into a heavily wooded hill near Haslach im Kinzigtal, Kreis Wolfach. It was thought that the pilot tried to remain visual with the ground in limited visibility. The pilot did not eject.
Sources:
http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12751_12800_detailed.htm
Starfighter, Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow. ISBN 0-919195-12-1
DEWEZET 7 March 1966, p2
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97703514/douglas-charles-lawson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 01:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Oct-2014 10:22 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:31 | Unites | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2015 18:52 | Digger | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 06:53 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2018 16:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 08-Oct-2024 14:22 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2025 18:13 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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