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| Date: | Monday 8 February 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12894 |
| MSN: | 683A-1194 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lauterbourg (Bas-Rhin) -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 4 Wing - RCAF Baden-Soellingen, Germany |
| 4 Wing – RCAF Baden-Soellingen, Germany |
The 421 Squadron pilot, F/L J.N. Stacey, was on a low level sortie during a snow storm when he crashed into the ground (CFIT) near the village of Lauterbourg, France, on the border with Germany. The pilot did not eject and died in the crash.
Sources:
421 Squadron History, Canada’s Wings, ISBN 0-920002-16-1 (Pg 64)
Passauer Neue Presse 10 February 1965, (Pg 2)
http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12851_12900_detailed.html
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/4515161?James%20Norman%20Stacey
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2011 04:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, ] |
| 17-Jan-2013 16:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Oct-2014 17:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2014 13:09 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:27 | Unites | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2015 11:12 | Opietz | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2015 09:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Apr-2016 06:22 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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