"Vikings" over flying the island of Helgoland

In the late 1970 the German navy decided to establish a two-ship flight demonstration team to display the navy's primary weapon system
the F-104G Starfighter and its outstanding abilities.
The Jagel based MFG 1 was first to attend Airshows, while MFG 2 followed soon after.
Both air wings displays cheered the crowds with their stunning displays home and abroad.
Naval air demonstration came to a sudden end, when Kapitänleutnant Manfred Stürmer of MFG 1 crashed
on approach to Yeovilton/GB on August 3, 1979.

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