ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54978
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 October 1973 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 104857 |
| MSN: | 638A-1157 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leutershausen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 1 CAG Baden-Soellingen |
| Gießen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost when it struck a forested hill in fog on a low-level navigation sortie. The Pilot (32) did not eject and was killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 25 October 1973, p30/26 October 1973, p36
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2011 02:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2015 14:39 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 07-Feb-2016 16:53 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2016 09:08 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2016 09:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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