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| Date: | Friday 26 October 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 31 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 26+50 |
| MSN: | 7310 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Helchteren, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Collided with the ground at Helchteren Range after simulated Glide bomb deliverey run during pull-up; OStFw Franz-Josef Heltzel killed.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2650.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2011 08:12 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 09:15 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Nov-2022 18:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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