File:West German F-104 Starfighter.jpg

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English: A West German Luftwaffe Lockheed F-104F Starfighter aircraft (serial BB+365), in 1960. This aircraft was lost in a air show on 19 June 1962 near Knapsack, Northrhine-westphalia (Germany), when four planes crashed into the ground after disorientation of the formation leader, the USAF pilot Jon Speer. All pilots, three german first lieutenants and the US-american captain, were killed.
Deutsch: Eine Lockheed F-104F Starfighter (Doppelsitzer) der Bundesluftwaffe, Kennzeichen BB+365, im Jahr 1960. Dieses Flugzeug ging am 19. Juni 1962 bei einer Flugschau in der Nähe von Knapsack (südöstl. Köln), Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland), verloren, als vier Flugzeuge nach der Desorientierung des Formationsführers, des USAF-Piloten Jon Speer, Bodenkontakt bekamen und abstürzten. Alle Piloten, drei deutsche Oberleutnante und der US-amerikanische Captain kamen dabei ums Leben.
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Source U.S. Army Heritage Education Center (USAHEC) photo S.L.A. Marshall B1 no 73
Author Marshall, S.L.A.

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This author could not be more incorrect. I’ve spoken to eyewitness pilot who were on the accident investigation committee. They have stated that the German pilot flying in the rear of the formation got “spooked”, pulled up and killed them all.

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