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Date: | Tuesday 21 December 1965 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
Owner/operator: | JG 71 Luftwaffe |
Registration: | JA+... |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | Wittmund AB -
Germany
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ejection seat of the aircraft activated by mistake inside a hangar during maintenance; weapon-mechanic Hans-Joachim Klingebiel (22) catapulted against the hall roof and was killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 22.12.1965
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-Jun-2011 11:25 |
TB |
Added |
01-Jan-2020 09:18 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |