Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter FX75,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74757
 
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Date:Thursday 4 April 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:Belgische Luchtmacht
Registration: FX75
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Peer, Limburg -   Belgium
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kleine Brogel
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Failure of Automatic Pitch Control on departure; crashed. Pilot 1°Lt Leonard Van Roy (31).

Sources:

http://www.ailes-militaires-belges.be/index.php?lang=frindex.php?lang=fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165&Itemid=264
ABC (Madrid) 5 April 1968, p58

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Mar-2016 15:37 TB Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Nov-2022 01:32 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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