Hard landing Incident Lockheed F-104F Starfighter BB+364,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55871
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 August 1965
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104F Starfighter
Owner/operator:WaSLw10 Luftwaffe
Registration: BB+364
MSN: 5051
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wangerland -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Jever AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the sea at Wangerland after a night landing in Jever. Right collapse due to heavy landing made with high sink rate. Controlled ejection ; instructor KptLt Eberhard Eichler and student Hptm Dietmar Engel ejected safely but injured. Engel was the Instructor pilot.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/bb364.htm
Passauer Neue Presse 21.8.1965, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jun-2011 10:11 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]
31-Dec-2012 07:05 TB Updated [Source]
31-Dec-2012 08:49 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
14-Jan-2014 09:12 Pilot 1975 Updated [Narrative]
20-Oct-2014 14:51 Anon. Updated [Source, Narrative]
01-Jan-2020 08:36 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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