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Date: | Monday 9 April 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | near Düren -
Germany
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Nörvenich AB |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Lightning strike shortly after take-off. Lost the two meter long radarnose. Pilot Capt Joe G. Speer landed safely at Nörvenich.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 11 April 1962, p2
Victoria Advocat 12 April 1962, p7
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Jan-2017 09:08 |
TB |
Added |
16-May-2021 20:53 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |