Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 21+93,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55727
 
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Date:Tuesday 1 June 1982
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:JBG 32 Luftwaffe
Registration: 21+93
MSN: 7062
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Decimomannu AB -   Italy
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Decimomannu AB
Destination airport:Decimomannu AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing after heavy (engine) vibrations on night low-level; touched down with a hight sink rate; the left main landing gear broke away; departed the runway and caught fire; OLt Kurt Esch ejected over the runway and was unhurt.

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/2193.htm
http://www.decimomannuairbase.com/Accident%20database/germany/f104-1-6-82_grande.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2011 04:15 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Jun-2011 08:21 TB Updated [Source]
04-Jan-2020 19:06 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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