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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1973 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 32 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 21+76 |
| MSN: | 7045 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Decimomannu AB, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Aircraft caught on fire during maintenance work when the left tip tank separated.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2176.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2011 13:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 09:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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