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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1978 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 33 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 25+16 |
| MSN: | 8285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Göttschied/Idar-Oberstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Engine failure (FOD) during run-in to target at Baumholder Army Range; OLt Jörg Böttcher (37) ejected successfully but seriously injured on parachute landing.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2516.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 29.6.1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2011 10:29 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2011 14:13 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 09:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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