ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55893
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| Date: | Saturday 2 May 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JG 71 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | JA+106 |
| MSN: | 8018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weddewarden/Bremerhaven -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Bremerhaven |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
I was stationed with USAF at Bremerhaven when this jet crashed. It appeared the plane's after burners did not ignite, preventing the F-104 from getting lift. The Major piloting the aircraft had the wits about him to drop his tanks after he had cleared a parade field of hundreds of Military personnel from various countries.
The Major ejected at the wrong trajectory, catapulting him across a small road and wrapping him in barbed wire along the permitted of a junkyard. He was in hospital a few days before he died.
I recall how all of us were in total shock at this air crash; how saddened we were to learn of the Major's death.
Sources:
Personal. I was there with the United States Air Force, International Armed Forces Day 1964.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2011 08:54 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2018 20:47 | Celtic_Warrior | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2020 08:09 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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