ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122889
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| Date: | Monday 18 February 1985 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | MFG2 Marineflieger |
| Registration: | 26+70 |
| MSN: | 7416 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hesselteich/Versmold -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eggebek AB (G) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid-air collision with RAF Harrier T4 (XW933) during low-level navigation training at 500 ft AGL over Osnabrück, killing the rear seat pilot of the Harrier instantly; pilot of the Harrier ejected; Starfighter pilot KptLt Ralf Gorath tried to make emergency landing at Gütersloh but ejected due to fire warning; the Harrier crashed at Bad Laer.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2670.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/
Hamburger Abendblatt 19.2.1985
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2011 13:47 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jun-2011 14:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2011 14:46 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2011 14:08 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 24-Jun-2011 15:16 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 12-Jan-2020 21:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2020 08:16 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 19:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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