Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter D-8279,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47597
 
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Date:Thursday 2 March 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:311 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: D-8279
MSN: 8279
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft hit some tree during a low level attack. Pilot made an emergency landing in Gütersloh AB but the aircraft was later declared "damage beyond repair". Pilot elt. Loek Mulder safe

Sources:

http://militaireluchtvaartnederland.nl/planes/fighters/23/132/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
23-Aug-2015 15:52 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
28-Oct-2019 19:52 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Narrative]
05-Feb-2020 11:13 stehlik49 Updated [Location, Operator]
08-Dec-2020 19:17 Cobar Updated [Operator]

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