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| Date: | Thursday 12 November 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | AG 51 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | EA+115 |
| MSN: | 8126 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rockolding -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Manching AB |
During instrument approach the engine failed after fire warning and explosion; Major Charles Learnard* (USAF) ejected safely.
**instructor William R. Learnard (42)
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/ea115a.htm
Passauer Neue Presse 14.11.1964, p5**
http://archive.today/GIoh*
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2011 11:03 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2012 10:06 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2012 10:20 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2014 16:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2014 18:46 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 08:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 04-Apr-2022 05:45 | Lima Whiskey | Updated [Source, ] |
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