Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 23+41,
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Date:Monday 9 September 1974
Time:evening
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: 23+41
MSN: 8019
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nemmenich/Zülpich -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nörvenich AB (ETNN)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine failure after compressor stall due to FOD (screw in the engine) shortly after take-off to night low-level mission; Hptm Jürgen Imhof ejected safely.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2341.htm
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Hamburger Abendblatt 10.9.1974

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jun-2011 13:10 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Jun-2011 14:39 TB Updated [Time, Source]
02-Jan-2020 09:25 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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