Incident Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter 61-3077,
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Date:Tuesday 24 March 1970
Time:13:01
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:58 TFTW Luftwaffe
Registration: 61-3077
MSN: 5748
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Luke AFB, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Luke AFB, AZ
Destination airport:Luke AFB, AZ
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During touch-and-go landing gear was raised too early and the aircraft caught fire in the arresting barrier; instructor Major Jay Hardison (USAF) and student Lt Eckard Lietz** (JBG31) unhurt.
**died in crash of 25+20 12.6.1972

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Luke/61-3077.htm
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jun-2011 08:42 TB Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2011 08:46 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
17-Jun-2011 12:09 TB Updated [Narrative]
01-Jan-2020 18:57 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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