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| Date: | Tuesday 24 March 1970 |
| Time: | 13:01 |
| Type: |  Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 58 TFTW Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 61-3077 |
| MSN: | 5748 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Luke AFB, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
| Luke AFB, AZ |
During touch-and-go landing gear was raised too early and the aircraft caught fire in the arresting barrier; instructor Major Jay Hardison (USAF) and student Lt Eckard Lietz** (JBG31) unhurt.
**died in crash of 25+20 12.6.1972
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Luke/61-3077.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2011 08:42 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2011 08:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2011 12:09 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 18:57 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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