ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55008
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 12708 |
| MSN: | 683A-1008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Zweibrucken, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Zweibrücken, Germany |
| RCAF Zweibrücken | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
15 November 1961 - Taken on strength. Served at RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta. With No. 3 Wing (427 Squadron) RCAF at Zweibrücken, Germany when it was severely damaged in an aborted take off on 27 April 1965. The pilot safely evacuated the aircraft. Struck off charge - 1 May 1965
Sources:
http://canadianstarfighterassociation.org/aircraftfate1.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106232040/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Canadian_CF-104.htm
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_12700_12750_detailed.htm
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow. ISBN 0-919195-12-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 01:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2013 16:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 08:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2013 07:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 01-Mar-2016 07:17 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2023 08:22 | Nepa | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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