F-104F BB+381 WaSLw 10 at Norvenich AB 1963

construction number 283-5068, model 483-04-08, US serial number 59-5015, built by Lockheed
first flight 1960 with US serial number 59-5015
BB+381 shipped to Bremerhaven, Germany on September 29, 1960, with train to Messerschmitt-Norvenich for reassembly
Messerschmitt test flight October 22 1960, acceptance date November 7, 1960
WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) delivery date on November 7, 1960 at Norvenich AB, aircraft had an accident in 1964
29+15 repaired by Messerschmitt and back to WaSLw 10 on December 1, 1966
crashed March 23, 1971 during landing circuits at Jever AB
during the approach the aircraft rolled out of control due to a broken BLC (boundary layer control) line
both pilots were killed, written off

After this accident the F-104F was taken out of the service in the Luftwaffe

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