ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55822
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| Date: | Monday 12 June 1972 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 31 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 25+20 |
| MSN: | 8291 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neede, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nörvenich |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spatial disorientation (1.,3.) after formation loss in bad weather (3.)... after lightning strike (2.); OLt Eckard Lietz killed.Crashed in a field narrowly missing a camping site.
Sources:
1. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by-Type/GermanF104.htm
2. http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2520.htm
3. http://www.cactus-starfighter-staffel.de/public/html/f-104_verluste.html
Hamburger Abendblatt 13.6.1972
Netherlands national archive, press photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/f24c2d4f-fcaf-dbe0-e1da-f56521da4435
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2011 08:58 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2011 13:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 06-Jun-2019 13:58 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2020 19:06 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2022 16:39 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Jun-2022 22:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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