ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55926
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 March 1987 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | JG 71 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 38+15 |
| MSN: | 4649 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Langen, N of Bremerhaven -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with Phantom 37+27 over the mouth of River Weser during combat training and crashed in a field; Hptm Wolfgang Georg Riel (35) and WSO Ltn Thore Wrobbel (25) ejected too late and were killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abenblatt 25.3.1987
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2011 12:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2011 13:06 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2019 23:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2021 18:13 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source] |
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