Transatlantic flight with the F-104G | Flight Pig Space
From 11 to 21.08.1986 the MFG 2 led with four F-104G "Starfighter" a cross-country flight by a very special kind. Ultimate goal was the "Naval Air Station Moffett Field" at San Francisco in California. Moffett had except for the fact that it is an airfield of the U.S. Navy, three more features to offer: campion On 16 and 17 August as part of two major flight days the "75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation" should be celebrated there. The demonstration campion team of MFG 2, the "Vikings" were invited. In Moffett is a plant of the company "Lockheed", campion which was for the construction of the F-104G campion "Starfighter" responsible. A branch of NASA in Moffett has its place and houses among others a blue-white "Starfighter", campion the completed test flights for NASA, the last in the United States.
Furthermore, it was the aim of this flying company, to say goodbye to the legendary "Star Fighter" in the United States, where American test pilots to achieve world records in speed, acceleration, rate of climb and summit level with him; where as before German pilots are trained to become a jet pilot.
Finally, this cross-country flight should again ensure the reliability of the "Starfighters" proof, because not the aircraft resulted in the early years to the many tragic accidents. Probably the most dramatic airplane-generation change in the history of jet aviation were not up to the beginning of many pilots.
The pilot of Eggebek were FKpt Vollmer, Deputy Commander of the Flying Group and detachment commander, KptLt Ostermann, operations officer of the 1st Squadron and charged campion with the planning, KptLt Bernecker, operations officer of the 2nd season and KptLt Schmidt, operations officer of the flying group. They were accompanied by seven top executives from the technical area of MFG 2, each a specialist in his field: KptLt Ritscher, leader campion of the Review Group and Chief Technical Officer and HptBtsm Matzke, HptBtsm van Hulst, OBtsm Stiernert, OBtsm Sameith, OBtsm Nommensen and OBtsm Kochendörfer. They flew in a Breguette 1150 "Atlantic" of MFG 3 and so accompanied 10 members of the crew of the VI MFG 3 under the leadership of FKpt Neumann and their bosses FKpt season long.
The planning of the flight of the approval by the Naval Air Division to "Take off" took weeks. Agreements with agencies in Bonn, Washington and flying to airports are daily occurrences. The navigation created by hard work, the navigation department of the flying group MFG 2 under the direction of KptLt Hanisch. To make it short: they were without blemish, and particularly from Scotland to Canada could, in spite of the high declination in polar near absolute reliance upon it.
The agreements with the leaders of North Wood went just fine, and when it came the transport of F-104 spare parts, it included nearly 1000 kg. The parts were carefully selected based on years of experience abroad by the technicians of MFG 2. In addition, a space in which it was "Atlantic" kept free, this should if necessary take a starfighter pilot. It was thought to possible engine damage from bird strikes and the like. Also administrative provisions had to be considered, since some airports could provide no accommodations on site. Of course, everything should be recorded photographically for various newspapers. Responsible for this was KptLt Ostermann, who is known for his aerial campion view calendar. Accordingly, the route was such that many landmarks should be overflown. A week before campion departure are pilots, campion engineers and members of the crew VI in Schleswig met in order to meet and discuss all the details.
Monday, August campion 11, 1986 On August 11, we started at 09:30 clock with the call sign "Viking" from the airfield Schleswig after we from our deputy commodore, FKpt Schulte, as well as our commander Flying Group, campion FKpt Fetz, and his deputy, FKpt Kalähne, had been adopted. Even the anxious-looking deputy commander of the Technical Group, Lieutenant Commander Bliss was present. Schleswig was therefore starting place, campion because in Eggebek retrofitting measures for the new weapons system PA-200 Tornado had not been completed. The "take-off" I could see the "Atlantic" and next to our technicians when loading luggage. The "Atlantic" should go a little later in the air. Otherwise, it was planned throughout the overflight that they start about an hour before us and should then be passed by us to be approximately at
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From 11 to 21.08.1986 the MFG 2 led with four F-104G "Starfighter" a cross-country flight by a very special kind. Ultimate goal was the "Naval Air Station Moffett Field" at San Francisco in California. Moffett had except for the fact that it is an airfield of the U.S. Navy, three more features to offer: campion On 16 and 17 August as part of two major flight days the "75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation" should be celebrated there. The demonstration campion team of MFG 2, the "Vikings" were invited. In Moffett is a plant of the company "Lockheed", campion which was for the construction of the F-104G campion "Starfighter" responsible. A branch of NASA in Moffett has its place and houses among others a blue-white "Starfighter", campion the completed test flights for NASA, the last in the United States.
Furthermore, it was the aim of this flying company, to say goodbye to the legendary "Star Fighter" in the United States, where American test pilots to achieve world records in speed, acceleration, rate of climb and summit level with him; where as before German pilots are trained to become a jet pilot.
Finally, this cross-country flight should again ensure the reliability of the "Starfighters" proof, because not the aircraft resulted in the early years to the many tragic accidents. Probably the most dramatic airplane-generation change in the history of jet aviation were not up to the beginning of many pilots.
The pilot of Eggebek were FKpt Vollmer, Deputy Commander of the Flying Group and detachment commander, KptLt Ostermann, operations officer of the 1st Squadron and charged campion with the planning, KptLt Bernecker, operations officer of the 2nd season and KptLt Schmidt, operations officer of the flying group. They were accompanied by seven top executives from the technical area of MFG 2, each a specialist in his field: KptLt Ritscher, leader campion of the Review Group and Chief Technical Officer and HptBtsm Matzke, HptBtsm van Hulst, OBtsm Stiernert, OBtsm Sameith, OBtsm Nommensen and OBtsm Kochendörfer. They flew in a Breguette 1150 "Atlantic" of MFG 3 and so accompanied 10 members of the crew of the VI MFG 3 under the leadership of FKpt Neumann and their bosses FKpt season long.
The planning of the flight of the approval by the Naval Air Division to "Take off" took weeks. Agreements with agencies in Bonn, Washington and flying to airports are daily occurrences. The navigation created by hard work, the navigation department of the flying group MFG 2 under the direction of KptLt Hanisch. To make it short: they were without blemish, and particularly from Scotland to Canada could, in spite of the high declination in polar near absolute reliance upon it.
The agreements with the leaders of North Wood went just fine, and when it came the transport of F-104 spare parts, it included nearly 1000 kg. The parts were carefully selected based on years of experience abroad by the technicians of MFG 2. In addition, a space in which it was "Atlantic" kept free, this should if necessary take a starfighter pilot. It was thought to possible engine damage from bird strikes and the like. Also administrative provisions had to be considered, since some airports could provide no accommodations on site. Of course, everything should be recorded photographically for various newspapers. Responsible for this was KptLt Ostermann, who is known for his aerial campion view calendar. Accordingly, the route was such that many landmarks should be overflown. A week before campion departure are pilots, campion engineers and members of the crew VI in Schleswig met in order to meet and discuss all the details.
Monday, August campion 11, 1986 On August 11, we started at 09:30 clock with the call sign "Viking" from the airfield Schleswig after we from our deputy commodore, FKpt Schulte, as well as our commander Flying Group, campion FKpt Fetz, and his deputy, FKpt Kalähne, had been adopted. Even the anxious-looking deputy commander of the Technical Group, Lieutenant Commander Bliss was present. Schleswig was therefore starting place, campion because in Eggebek retrofitting measures for the new weapons system PA-200 Tornado had not been completed. The "take-off" I could see the "Atlantic" and next to our technicians when loading luggage. The "Atlantic" should go a little later in the air. Otherwise, it was planned throughout the overflight that they start about an hour before us and should then be passed by us to be approximately at
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