Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 26+06,
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Date:Tuesday 9 August 1977
Time:
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: 26+06
MSN: 9134
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lossiemouth
Destination airport:RAF Lossiemouth
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Strong vibrations during climb-out caused by dumper failure; landed long and overshoot the barrier with 230 kts during emergency landing; Hptm Fritz Thomsen unhurt.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jun-2011 12:44 TB Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Jan-2020 09:23 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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