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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1962 |
| Time: | c. 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104F Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | WaSLw10 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | BB+370 |
| MSN: | 5057 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Balkhausen/Kerpen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nörvenich AB |
T/o ar 15:00 hrs. Capt John G. Speer (USAF, 29).
Shreds of a parachute beside the body of one pilot indicated that at least one of the four pilots tryed to eject prior to impact.
Sources:
https://www.flugzeugforum.de//forum/showthread.php?41874-Nörvenich-19.06.1962
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 20.6./21.6.1962
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2010 11:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2011 15:10 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2011 15:47 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2011 02:41 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2013 17:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Oct-2013 18:11 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 07:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 07:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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