F-104F BB+387 WaSLw 10 in 1961

F-104F, construction number 283-5074, company model 483-04-08, US serial number 59-5021, built by Lockheed
manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft Cooperation (LAC), Burbank; first flight 1960 with US serial number "59-5021"
BB+387 shipped in boxes to Bremerhaven, Germany on November 14, 1960
by train transported to Messerschmitt-Norvenich; reassambly by Messerschmitt and test flight on December 7, 1960
acceptance date December 14, 1960 by BABwMTT in Silver-finish colors
WaSLw 10 (OTU Operational Training Unit) delivery date December 15, 1960 at Norvenich AB
crashed June 19, 1962 into an open brown coal-mine at Knapsack near Norvenich AB
during practice show formation after disorientation of the flightleader when entering a cloud deck, pilot was killed, written off
taken off the Luftwaffe aircraft type roster on August 16, 1962.

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