F-104G "FX46" 10 Wing of BAF at Norvenich AB during 8th TWM in June 1969

F-104G, construction number 683D-9089, model 683-10-19, built by SABCA
manufactured by West Group (ARGE-West); assembly at SABCA-Gosselies, Belgium
delivery date May 21,1964 to 23 squadron of 10 Wing; at Tactical Weapons Meet at Jever AB in June 1968; at Tactical Weapons Meet at Norvenich AB in June 1969
in 1971 to 1 Wing; crashed with 10 Wing January 15, 1976 at Nordhorn range, Germany loosing aircraft control during gunnery exercise due to "pilot induced oscillation" (PIO)
pilot was killed, written offf.

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