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| Date: | Monday 3 September 1962 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 31 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | DA+116 |
| MSN: | 2019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Krekel/Kall -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nörvenich AB (ETNN) |
Loss of control after landing gear retraction problems; OLt Erik Edgar Bedarf ejected but was killed.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/da116.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Hamburger Abenblatt 4.9.1962
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2011 15:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2011 02:28 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2011 02:42 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2011 02:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 07:59 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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