Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter JA+235,
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Date:Friday 11 June 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:JG 71 Luftwaffe
Registration: JA+235
MSN: 8039
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Eisbergen/Porta Westfalica -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into forest during a night flight. Presumibly after disorientation OFw Günther Pethke (28) killed.

Sources:

http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Passauer Neue Presse 12.6.1965, p7
http://www.916-starfighter.de/GAF_crashes.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jun-2011 08:31 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
30-Dec-2012 13:19 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Oct-2014 16:57 Anon. Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
01-Jan-2020 08:32 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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