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| Date: | Thursday 4 April 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Belgische Luchtmacht |
| Registration: | FX75 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Peer, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kleine Brogel |
Failure of Automatic Pitch Control on departure; crashed. Pilot 1°Lt Leonard Van Roy (31).
Sources:
http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165&Itemid=264
ABC (Madrid) 5 April 1968, p58
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2016 15:37 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Nov-2022 01:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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