ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59906
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| Date: | Friday 16 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 4510 CCTW US Air Force |
| Registration: | 62-12312 |
| MSN: | 6011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Luke AFB, AZ -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canopy not locked. Engine FOD during take-off. Crashed into field, damaging a house and injuring a woman. KKpt Helmut Groh (38, MFG2) did not eject and was killed. Aircraft USAF owned. Military Assistance Program (MAP) training for Germany.
Sources:
http://www.weltkriegsopfer.de/
Passauer Neue Presse 20.4.1965, p3
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Luke/62-12312.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2009 11:21 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 18-Jun-2011 07:59 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2012 09:19 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2020 08:27 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2022 12:53 | Lima Whiskey | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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