Mid-air collision Accident Republic RF-84F Thunderflash EB+330,
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Date:Tuesday 7 December 1965
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic f84f model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash
Owner/operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: EB+330
MSN: 53-7695
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sylt-Westerland -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Sylt-Westerland
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collision with EB+329 (AG51); pilot recovered from the burning aircraft, but died later from injuries. OLt Erhard Niggemeyer and OLt Gerd Hoffmann (25).

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 8.12.1965
Passauer Neue Presse 9.12.1965, p15
http://www.ag52-tgm.de/Chronik/Chronik_%20Teil3.pdf
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-May-2011 11:09 TB Added
22-May-2011 03:22 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]
22-May-2011 16:07 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2011 04:36 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2012 08:32 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
30-Dec-2012 12:55 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
17-Feb-2022 22:02 TB Updated [Operator]

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