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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 31 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | DA+107 |
| MSN: | 2029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mersch/Jülich -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fliegerhorst Nörvenich |
Engine failure after take-off du to loss of fuel-pressure. OLt Siegfried Heltzel (26) ejected at low altitude and was seriously injured. Crashed between Mütz and Spiel, Kreis Jülich.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/kf105.htm
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Weser-Kurier 25 May 1962, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2011 14:49 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2011 01:34 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2011 01:47 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2011 09:29 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2020 07:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2025 15:02 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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