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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1979 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 31 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 22+08 |
| MSN: | 7078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niederembt/Elsdorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nörvenich AB |
Mid-air collision in 6 ship-formation with Luftwaffe (JGB31) F-104G 25+79 (cn9043) during final approach after sudden heading change of leader; Hptm Frank Achner ejected and was injured; Hptm Eckhard Schwipper emergency landed his aircraft badly damaged at Nörvenich AB.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2208.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 2.2.1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2011 03:22 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2011 14:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 09:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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