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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 1966 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JG 71 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | JA+123 |
| MSN: | 8016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Werdum -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fliegerhorst Wittmundhafen |
Crashed after take off due to open nozzle. OFw Klaus-Dieter Tuleweit (29) ejected but did not survive.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/jd125.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Hamburger Abendblatt 21.1.1966, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2011 09:01 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2011 14:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 06-Jan-2013 10:57 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 09:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 10:33 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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