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Aircraft by type - Lockheed F-104 Starfighter including all variants and license built aircraft |
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The F-104 in German Service |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit - Serial |
based |
crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 1961 | ||||||||
| 29th March 1961 |
 WGAF |
F-104F |
BB+375 5062 |
 WaSLw 10 |
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Lockheed C-2 | ||
| Engine failure due to malfunction of the fuel control unit, crashed near Korbach | Capt. Hans-Ulrich Flade ejected successfully | 1st Lt Wolfgang Strenkert ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |||||
| 6th September 1961 |
WGAF |
F-104F |
BB+378 5065 |
WaSLw 10 Nörvenich Air Base |
Loss of all navigation instruments, crashed near Neckarmühlbach | Lockheed C-2 | ||
| 1st Lt Erwin Willing ejected successfully | 1st Lt Hermann Hammerstein ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | ||||||
| 1962 | ||||||||
| 25th January 1962 |
WGAF |
F-104F |
BB+366 5053 |
WaSLw 10 Nörvenich Air Base |
Reheat-failure on Take-Off in Nörvenich |
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| Hptm. Lutz Tyrkowski killed | 1st Lt Horst Völter ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | ||||||
| 22nd May 1962 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DA+107 2029 |
 JaboG 31 'B' Nörvenich Air Base |
Engine failure [compressor stall] near Jülich | 1st Lt Siegfried Heltzel ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 19th June 1962 | F‑104F |
BB+370 5057 |
WaSLw 10 Nörvenich Air Base |
All four aircraft collided with the ground near Knapsack close to Nörvenich Air Base Air Base |
Capt John
Speed (USAF,
lead) |
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| 19th June 1962 | F‑104F |
BB+387 5074 |
WaSLw 10 Nörvenich Air Base |
Olt Heinz Frye (No.2) |
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| 19th June 1962 | F‑104F |
BB+365 5052 |
WaSLw 10 Nörvenich Air Base |
Olt Bemd Kuehart (No.3) killed |
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| NEED TO CONFIRM WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT | ||||||||
| 19th June 1962 | F‑104F |
BB+385 5072 |
WaSLw 10 Nörvenich Air Base |
Olt Wolfgang von Sturmer (No.4) killed |
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| 3rd September 1962 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DA+116 2019 |
JaboG 31 'B' Nörvenich Air Base |
Loss of aircraft control [gear raising problems] after take-off near Mechernich |
pilotOlt Erik
Bedarf
ejected too late killed |
Lockheed C-2 | |
| 1964 | ||||||||
| 31st January 1964 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
JA+111 7091 |
MFG 1 | Mid-air collision near Leck during a crossover manoeuvre at high level |
Lt Harm Zander ejected successfully |
Lockheed C-2 | |
| 31st January 1964 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
JA+112 7092 |
MFG 1 | Mid-air collision near Leck during a crossover manoeuvre at high level | Lt Hans-Joachim Buth ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 24th March 1964 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DC+101 2071 |
JaboG 33 Bfchel Air Base |
left the runway as a result of nosewheel
shimmy during take‑off damaged beyond repair |
Capt Robert Dixon (USAF) unhurt |
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| 2nd May 1964 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JA+106 8018 |
 JG 71 'R' |
Crashed during an airshow at Bremerhaven airport |
Major Thomas Perfili (USAF) killed ejected at late stage |
pic p 37 | Lockheed C-2 |
| 11th May 1964 |
WGAF |
RF-104G |
EA+233 8142 |
AG 51 'F' | Engine failure at Manching |
Hptm Norbert Senger ejected successfully |
Lockheed C-2 | |
| 11th May 1964 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JA+232 8036 |
JG 71 'R' Wittmund Air Base |
Crashed during Final approach after hitting approach lights |
Lt Gert Gollob killed |
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| 27th July 1964 |
WGAF |
F-104F |
5097 BB+380 [should this be 5067] |
WaSLw 10 |
Loss of control crashed near Hesel | Lockheed C-2 | ||
Capt. Mario Arpino (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) ejected successfully |
Capt. Antonio Stura (Aeronautica Militare Italiana) ejected successfully |
Lockheed C-2 | ||||||
| 14th October 1964 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DD+237 7136 |
 JaboG 34 |
During an instrument approach after departing clouds the aircraft collided with trees and crashed near Memmingen | Hptm Gunter Klatt was killed | ||
| 16th October 1964 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DC+236 2085 |
 JaboG 33 |
Engine failure near Massevaux, France | Hptm Hans-Jürgen Rentel ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 12th November 1964 |
WGAF |
RF-104G |
EA+115 8126 |
AG 51
'1' Manching Air Base |
Engine failure near Manching | Maj. (USAF) Charles Learnard ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 1965 | ||||||||
| 24th February 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
BB+239 8189 |
WaSLw 10 Jever Air Base |
aircraft hit the ground shortly after lift‑off at the departure end of the runway following several unsuccessful attempts to light the afterburner | Hptm Gunter Lorentz was killed | ||
| 18th March 1965 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
VA+ 116 7096 |
MFG 1 | Flew into water during a simulated low level air‑to‑air attack against another flight over the North Sea | Olt z S Peter Baumann was killed | ||
| 18th March 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JA+107 8041 |
JG 71 'R' Wittmund Air Base |
Take‑off aborted due to control problems. Left the overrun and was damaged beyond repair |
OFw Reinhard Wicke unhurt |
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| 19th March 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EA+243 8155 |
AG 51 '1' | Collided with trees during a low level reconnaissance flight after overflying Kautbeuren Air Base in poor weather conditions | Fw Hans Prams was killed | ||
| 23rd April 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G | 8108 EA-108 | AG 51 | Engine failure following lightning strike near Aich, Vilsbiburg | Flt Sgt Josef Heidler ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 16th April 1965 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G |
62‑12312 6011 |
 4510 CCTW Luke AFB, Arizona |
canopy was left unlocked during take‑off |
KKpt Helmut Groh [WWGAF] was killed |
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| 26th April 1965 |
WG Navy |
TF‑104G |
TA+ 163 5729 |
MFG 1 | Generator No. l failed during a radar approach Loss of engine power during GCA into Jagel AB [Jever Air Base] Crashed into the Jadebusen Schilling straights | Lockheed C-2 | ||
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Olt z S
Klaus Rösner ejected safely |
Olt z S Heinz‑Ulrich Lutz ejected safely |
Lockheed C-2 | ||||||
| 13th May 1965 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G |
63‑13236 2018 |
4510 CCTW |
collided with the ground during the pull‑up on Gila Bend Weapons Range, Arizona, USA |
Capt Fritz Roth
(USAF) was killed |
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| 11th June 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JA+235 8039 |
JG 71 'R' |
Entered cloud during low level intercept training. Crashed with a steep dive angle near Porta Westfalica | OFw Günther Pethke was killed | ||
| 12th June 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DA+259 9047 |
JaboG 31 'B' Nörvenich Air Base |
Engine compressor stall during weapons delivery training near Suippes Weapons Range/France | Hptm. Günter Angermann ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 14th June 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DF+123 9149 |
JaboG 36 | engine explosion and engine failure near Köhlen | pilot OFw Klaus Goweke ejected ejected but died afterwards | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 22nd June 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EA+ 120 8136 |
AG 51 '1' Laon Air Base, France |
Gear raising problems after take‑off caused engine stall. Crashed near Laon, France | Hptm Heinz Hartung was killed | ||
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29th June 1965 night |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DC+126 7071 |
JaboG 33 | Spatial disorientation after lightning strike, crashed near Grossouire/France | 1st Lt Helmar Habig ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 2nd July 1965 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G |
63‑13230 2011 |
4510 CCTW |
Flight control system malfunction. Crashed on Gila Bend Weapons Range, Arizona | Capt Ronald Dinn (USAF) was killed | ||
| 6th July 1965 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G | 63‑13248 2032 |
4510 CCTW |
Flight control system malfunction. Crashed on Gila Bend Weapons Range, Arizona | Olt Hans Burkhardt was killed | ||
| 3rd August 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
BB+247 8198 |
WaSLw 10 |
During low level navigation training lead aircraft collided with a hillside and crashed near Bielefeld | Hptm Dieter Bazlen was killed | ||
| 4th August 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G | DA+253 7104 |
JaboG 31 'B' Nörvenich Air Base |
Caught fire after take‑off run was aborted as a result of a misunderstanding with Air Traffic Control and drag 'chute collapsed and the nosewheel broke off during the barrier engagement |
Fw Reinhard Muller unhurt |
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| 17th August1965 |
WGAF |
F-104E |
BB+364 5051 |
WaSLw 10 |
Crashed after heavy landing near Wangerland | |||
| Hptm Dietmar Engel (student pilot) | KptLt Eberhard Eichler (instructor pilot) | |||||||
| 23rd August 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EA+ 126 8171 |
AG 51 'f' Manching Air Base |
Problems with stabilizer on take off - aircraft hit the runway and exploded | Olt Lothar Kroll was killed | ||
| 22nd September 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JD+248 8228 |
JG 74 | After air‑to‑air gunnery over the North Sea Nozzle failure and power loss during GCA into Jever AB crashed into the Jadebusen. | pilot OFw Gfnter Walzak ejected but drowned | ||
| 22nd September 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
BB+246 8197 |
WaSLw 10 |
Engine failure near Stollhamm due to fuel starvation during approach to Jever AB | 1st Lt Uwe Focke ejected successfully. | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 29th September 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DA+114 7018 |
JaboG 31 'B' | Low level navigation training flight over Northern Germany. Engine failure due to loss of oil during approach to Jever AB | pilot Hptm Wolfgang Willam ejected but died | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 5th November 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DD+120 7128 |
JaboG 34 Memmingen Air Base |
Crashed near Sontheim |
Hptm Dieter Thormeyer killed |
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| 24th November 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DD+119 7172 |
JaboG 31 'B' |
Engine fire after loosing hydraulic fluid over Capo de la Frasca Range, Sardegna crashed near Decimomannu/Italy | Olt Wolfgang Schaumburg ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 6th December 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DA+254 7105 |
JaboG 31 'B' Nörvenich Air Base |
Night high level navigation flight. Crashed close to Narvik, Norway | Major Klaus Lehnert was killed | ||
| 22nd December 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JD+ 106 9066 |
JG 74 Manching AB |
No place to land due to fog / snow storm at Manching AB over southern Germany, crashed near Ingolstadt | 2nd Lt Richard Haiplik ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 23rd December 1965 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DB+234 8315 |
 JbG 32 |
Spatial disorientation. Crashed near Laichingen | Hptm Josef Weiher was killed | ||
| 1966 | ||||||||
| 20th January 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JA+123 8016 |
JG 71 'R' |
nozzle failure, flamed out after take-off from Wittmundhafen crashed near Werdum | pilot ejected OFw Klaus‑Dieter Tuleweit but did not survive | ||
| 7th February 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G | 8201 BB+249 |
WaSLw 10 |
Undercarriage would not come down prior landing at Jever AB, crashed near Remels | Sgt. Hubertus Lattemann ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 11th February 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DA+240 2061 |
JaboG 31 'B' Nörvenich Air Base |
Collided with approach lights about 800 metres short of the runway in foggy weather conditions | Fw Dietrich Bressem was severely injured | ||
| 3rd March 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
8003 63-13270 |
4510 CCTW |
Engine failure caused by fuel system malfunction during night solo flight on training flight from Luke/Arizona | Sgt Hans-Georg Schmidt ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 10th March 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DC+ 117 2074 |
JaboG 33 B6chel Air Base |
Crashed into a forest area near Neuhftten during low level navigation training flight | Fw Horst Stüber was killed | ||
| 18th March 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DB+237 8320 |
JaboG 32 Lechfeld Air Base |
engine failure on take-off during gear retraction Lechfeld AB |
pilot ejected
Fw Harry Thiedemann
but died [outside the seat envelope] |
Lockheed C‑2 ejection seat | |
| 21st March 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EB+112 8210 |
AG 51 'f. | Loss of control, entered spin during test flight, crashed near Gerolsbach | Capt. Peter Hell ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 2nd May 1966 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
VA+104 7084 |
MFG 1 Schleswig Naval Air Base |
Compressor stall after take-off Crashed near Borm |
pilot Olt z S Klaus Rbsner ejected but parachute malfunctioned | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 10th May 1966 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
VB+240 7197 |
MFG 2 | mid air collision over North Sea in bad weather | pilot Olt z S Gerhard Stehr ejected but died | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 10th May 1966 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
VA+
115 7095 |
MFG 2 |
KptLt
Knot Winkler killed |
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| 17th May 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DA+
129 9059 |
JaboG 31 'B' |
Engine problems during ow level navigation training flight over Northern Germany. Made emergency landing at RAF Guttersloh. Damaged beyond repair | Fw Dieter Knapp unhurt, | ||
| 27th May 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DF+234 9157 |
JaboG 36 Hopsten Air Base |
Drag 'chute failed, ran off runway on landing at Hopsten AB during the landing roll |
pilotOlt Joachim
Kienast
ejected but died [outside the seat envelope] |
Lockheed C‑2 ejection seat | |
| 27th May 1966 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G |
2010 63-13259 |
4510 CCTW |
Engine failure due to open nozzle, caused by loss of oil pressure on training flight from Luke/Arizona. | 1st Lt Günter Wuttke ejected successfully |
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Lockheed C-2 |
| 13th June 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EA+
107 8106 |
AG 51 'f. | mid‑air collision during low level navigation training over the Netherlands. Crashed into the water near Harlingen. |
Olt
Manfred Hippel killed |
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| 13th June 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EA+248 8160 |
Olt
Dietmar Treppe killed |
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| CAN ANYONE CONFIRM CREW TO AIRCRAFT ?? | ||||||||
| 11th July 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DD+232 7131 |
JaboG 34 |
Pilot suffered symptoms of hypoxia due to oxygen supply problems. Aircraft damaged in dive that followed | Major Siegfried Palme was unhurt | ||
| 13th July 1966 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G | 9004 63‑13277 |
4510 CCTW |
Collided with the ground at Gila Bend Weapons Range, Arizona, USA during weapons delivery training | Lt z S Klaus‑Jurgen Ungering was killed | ||
| 18th July 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
JA+254 8078 |
JG 71 'R' |
Loss of control during air to air gunnery pass near Helgoland crashed into the North Sea | pilot Olt Siegfried Arndt ejected but drowned | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 15th September 1966 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G |
8196 63-13261 |
4510 CCTW Luke AFB, Arizona |
Assymmetric flaps on training flight and loss of aircraft control after take-off from Luke/Arizona | Olt z S Manfred Frey ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 16th September 1966 |
German-owned USAF-registered |
F-104G |
2024 63-13241 |
4510 CCTW |
control problems, Engine failure after take-off crashed near Luke AFB, Arizona |
pilot Capt James Torson (USAF) ejected but was hit by his ejection seat |
Lockheed C-2 | |
| 18th October 1966 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
VA+145 7169 |
MFG 1 |
Engine failure compressor stall, crashed into North Sea near Neuwerk | Olt z S Wolfgang Engelmann ejected but was injured | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 28th November 1966 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DC+126 8292 |
JaboG 33 |
BLC failure, crashed on landing at Büchel AB in poor weather conditions | pilot ejected Olt Henning Kaupsch but died | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 1967 | ||||||||
| 7th February 1967 |
WGAF |
F-104G | 7107 DA+256 |
JaboG 31 'B' |
During weapons delivery training crashed near Cape de la Frasca Range, Sardinia, Italy | Olt Wilhelm Schünemann was killed | ||
| 3rd March 1967 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
DC+119 2077 |
JaboG 33 |
Engine failure loss of control on final at Decimomannu AB (APC failure) Crashed near Decimomannu, Italy | Olt Uwe Bogisch ejected successfully slightly injured | Lockheed C-2 | |
28th April 1967 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
VB+205 6641 |
MFG 2 | Engine failure after birdstrike during low level navigation training , crashed near Bad Meinberg. |
KptLt
Hans-Joachim Buth ejected successfully (his SECOND !!!) |
Lockheed C-2 | |
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16th May 1967 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EB+256 8276 |
AG 52 | Engine failure after birdstrike, during low level navigation training near Helserdeich, crashed near Neufeld | Fw Horst Chroboczek ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 22nd May 1967 |
WG Navy |
F-104G |
VA+133 7157 |
MFG 1 Schleswig Naval Air Base |
Compressor stall after take-off from Nörvenich AB due to FOD. Engine failure. crashed near Lommersum | Olt z S Georg Lange ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 29th May 1967 |
WGAF |
TF-104G |
DF+361 5915 |
JaboG36 Hopsten Air Base |
Complete electrical failure near Hopsten AB, , crashed near Schale | Lockheed C-2 | ||
| Hptm Reinhard Rokoss ejected successfully | HFw Gerhard Hacker ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | ||||||
| 8th June 1967 |
WGAF |
F-104G |
EA+252 6627 |
AG 51
'1'. Manching Air Base |
Loss of engine power, nozzle failure during approach into Manching AB, crashed near Ingolstadt | OFw Reinhold Mast ejected successfully | Lockheed C-2 | |
| 15th August 1967 |
WGAF |
F-104G | ||||||