Accident Northrop T-38A Talon 66-8370,
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Date:Tuesday 1 August 1967
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic T38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop T-38A Talon
Owner/operator:80 FTW Luftwaffe
Registration: 66-8370
MSN: N5940
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:7 mi S of Archer City, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sheppard AFB, TX
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. German student pilot on first solo night-flight.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20171126074757/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/t_38_talon.htm
Brownwood Bulletin 2 August 1967, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jun-2011 14:17 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2011 14:43 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport]
01-Jan-2020 09:29 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
30-Aug-2020 11:54 Otto Muench Updated [Country, Narrative]
30-Aug-2020 11:54 harro Updated [Country]
24-Jul-2022 17:56 TB Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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