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| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1971 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JG 74 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 24+93 |
| MSN: | 8246 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neuburg AB -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Neuburg AB |
Collided with trees short of the runway during night radar approach; Major Dieter Becker killed.
Sources:
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2493.htm
https://www.wp.de/staedte/meschede-und-umland/absturz-mit-kampfflugzeug-mescheder-bundeswehr-pilot-stirbt-id233898235.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2011 03:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 19:15 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Nov-2021 10:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
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