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English:
A West German Luftwaffe Lockheed F-104F
Starfighter
aircraft (serial
BB+365
), in 1960. This aircraft was lost in a air show on 19 June 1962 near
Knapsack, Northrhine-westphalia (Germany)
, when four planes crashed into the ground after disorientation of the formation leader, the USAF pilot Jon Speer. All pilots, three german first lieutenants and the US-american captain, were killed.
Deutsch:
Eine Lockheed F-104F Starfighter (Doppelsitzer) der Bundesluftwaffe, Kennzeichen
BB+365
, im Jahr 1960. Dieses Flugzeug ging am 19. Juni 1962 bei einer Flugschau in der Nähe von
Knapsack (südöstl. Köln)
, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland), verloren, als vier Flugzeuge nach der Desorientierung des Formationsführers, des USAF-Piloten Jon Speer, Bodenkontakt bekamen und abstürzten. Alle Piloten, drei deutsche Oberleutnante und der US-amerikanische Captain kamen dabei ums Leben.
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| Source | U.S. Army Heritage Education Center (USAHEC) photo S.L.A. Marshall B1 no 73 |
| Author | Marshall, S.L.A. |
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