Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 25+16,
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Date:Wednesday 21 June 1978
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 33 Luftwaffe
Registration: 25+16
MSN: 8285
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Göttschied/Idar-Oberstein -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine failure (FOD) during run-in to target at Baumholder Army Range; OLt Jörg Böttcher (37) ejected successfully but seriously injured on parachute landing.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2516.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 29.6.1978

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jun-2011 10:29 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
10-Jun-2011 14:13 TB Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
03-Jan-2020 09:27 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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