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| Date: | Tuesday 24 August 1976 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 32 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 21+84 |
| MSN: | 7053 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grosskötz/Kötz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leipheim AB |
Crashed after loosing control (pitch-up into spin) during air combat training 3 mi SSE of Leipheim AB; OLt Wolfgang Leuthner ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/Germanf104.htm
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2011 08:34 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2011 08:36 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 17:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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