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| Date: | Monday 18 July 1966 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JG 71 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | JA+254 |
| MSN: | 8078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 Nm N of Helgoland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wittmund AB |
Lost control during approach to target; OLt Siegfried Arndt (33) ejected but drowned; his body washed ashore on the Hallig Langeness 15.8.1966.
Sources:
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/jd254.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 19.7./16.8.1966
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2011 13:43 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2011 14:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2011 12:16 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 09:12 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 22-Feb-2025 19:57 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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