German Wings Starfighter losses |
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Wing |
F-104F | F/RF-104G | TF-104G | Total | |
| JaboG 31 "Boelcke" | 41 | 1 | 42 | ||
| JaboG 32 | 16 | 16 | |||
| JaboG 33 | 20 | 3 | 23 | ||
| JaboG 34 | 29 | 4 | 33 | ||
| JaboG 36 | 9 | 2 | 11 | [1] | |
| JG 71 "Richthofen" | 14 | 2 | 16 | ||
| JG 74 | 8 | 1 | 9 | [1] | |
| AG 51 "Immelmann" | 15 | - | 15 | [2] | |
| AG 52 | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| MFG 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | ||
| MFG 2 | 29 | 3 | 32 | [1] | |
| WaSLw 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
| 2.DtLwAusbStff Luke AFB | 36 | 7 | 43 | ||
| ErpSt/WTD 61 | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| LVR 1 "F-104 Kommando" | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Det Decimomannu | 12 | - | 12 | [1] | |
| Total | 12 | 254 | 32 | 298 | |
| A total of 292 German F-104 were lost in accidents (including MAP F-104G serial number 62-12312) with the tragic death of 116 pilots, but 171 pilots ejected safely, 8 pilots ejected twice. Another 6 F-104 were damaged beyond repair on the ground. | |||||
| remarks: | |||||
| [1] including 1 ground accident | |||||
| [2] including 2 ground accident | |||||
| The F-104 was flown in the Luftwaffe by 5 Fighter Bomber Wings, 2 Fighter Wings and 2 Reconnaissance Wings. | |||||
| The German Navy (MARINE) had 2 Maritime Attack/Maritime Reconnaissance wings. | |||||
| Both the Luftwaffe and Navy did the pilot training together at Luke AFB, AZ, USA and at the Waffenschule 10 (OCU) at Jever AB. | |||||
| During 30 years of flying there were 1.975.646 flight hours accumulated. The average flight time per aircraft was 2.157 flight hours. A total of 292 F-104 were lost in accidents, with the tragic death of 116 pilots. That accounts for one loss per 6.630 flying hours, which is actually a normal value according to international standards. |
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| compiled by: Hubert Peitzmeier | |||||
| update: November 7, 2025 | |||||