Incident Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter EB+246,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136846
 
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Date:Thursday 25 January 1968
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:AG 52 Luftwaffe
Registration: EB+246
MSN: 8254
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bosbüll -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Leck AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Exploded in the air north-west of Leck AB after engine fire during touch-and-go after return from a night flight; HFw Adolf Stohal ejected safely.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/eb246.htm
http://www.ag52-tgm.de/Chronik/Chronik_%20Teil3.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Jun-2011 01:36 TB Added
22-Jun-2012 08:52 TB Updated [Source]
01-Jan-2020 18:16 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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