Mid-air collision Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 21+43,
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Date:Thursday 4 December 1980
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:JBG 31 Luftwaffe
Registration: 21+43
MSN: 7011
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Houverath/Erkelenz -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Decimomannu AB
Destination airport:RAF Wildenrath
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with F-104 20+58 during approach to RAF Wildenrath; Hptm Gerd Ruge ejected.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2011 02:52 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Jun-2011 03:31 TB Updated [Time, Departure airport]
04-Jan-2020 19:08 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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