ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55817
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| Date: | Thursday 12 November 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 31 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 20+52 |
| MSN: | 2060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Helchteren, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Exceeding aircraft limits during practice weapons delivers resulted in a pitch-up and subsequent loss of control.
OLt Karl-Friedrich Hoffmann ejected too late and was killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 13.11.1970: https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1970/pdf/19701113.pdf/ASV_HAB_19701113_HA_011.pdf
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2052.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2011 13:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2011 15:47 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jan-2020 09:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2022 06:28 | Lima Whiskey | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2022 18:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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