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| Date: | Monday 20 March 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 32 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 26+46 |
| MSN: | 7306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Decimomannu AB, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannu AB |
During take-off nose wheel stearing system failed; aircraft left runway and caught fire; Hptm Hartmut Schaber recovered badly injured.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2646.htm
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2011 12:42 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 09:26 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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