{"id":14462678,"date":"2026-08-20T20:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/t-39-sabreliner-shootdown-1964\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:42:28","slug":"t-39-sabreliner-abschuss-1964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/t-39-sabreliner-shootdown-1964\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00dcber Ostdeutschland w\u00e4hrend eines Trainingsfluges abgeschossen"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>Es war ein routinem\u00e4\u00dfiger Trainingsflug an einem grauen Winternachmittag. Drei amerikanische Flieger starteten in Wiesbaden in einem unbewaffneten kleinen Jet und rechneten damit, in drei Stunden zur\u00fcck zu sein. Sie kehrten nie zur\u00fcck.<\/p>\r\n<p>Der Abschuss einer T-39 Sabreliner der US-Luftwaffe \u00fcber Ostdeutschland am 28. Januar 1964 ist eine der stillsten Trag\u00f6dien des Kalten Krieges \u2013 ein Flug in Friedenszeiten, der im Feuergefecht endete, und drei Namen, die es verdienen, in Erinnerung zu bleiben.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;margin:24px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px\">Kurzinfo<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8\">\r\n<li><strong>Datum:<\/strong> 28. Januar 1964<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Flugzeug:<\/strong> North American T-39A Sabreliner, 62-4448 (unbewaffnetes Trainingsflugzeug)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Einheit:<\/strong> 7101. Luftwaffenst\u00fctzpunktgeschwader, Abflug vom Luftwaffenst\u00fctzpunkt Wiesbaden<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Was ist passiert:<\/strong> Geriet in den ostdeutschen Luftraum; wurde von sowjetischen MiG-19 abgeschossen<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Standort:<\/strong> In der N\u00e4he von Erfurt, Ostdeutschland<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Crew:<\/strong> Alle drei get\u00f6tet<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Eine falsche Abzweigung im geteilten Deutschland<\/h2>\r\n<p>Die T-39A Sabreliner war so harmlos wie kaum ein anderes Milit\u00e4rflugzeug: ein zweimotoriges, unbewaffnetes Schul- und Transportflugzeug, das zur Auffrischung der Fluglizenzen diente. An jenem Nachmittag startete die Maschine mit der Kennung 62-4448 um 14:10 Uhr in Wiesbaden zu einem dreist\u00fcndigen Standard-Trainingsflug \u00fcber Westdeutschland. An Bord befanden sich drei Mann: Captain John F. Lorraine, der Fluglehrer, und zwei erfahrene Piloten, die sich auf diesem Flugzeugtyp einwiesen: Lieutenant Colonel Gerald K. Hannaford und Captain Donald Grant Millard.<\/p>\r\n<p>Irgendwo \u00fcber der wolkigen Landschaft versagte die Navigation. Der Jet trieb nach Osten, \u00fcber die unsichtbare, aber t\u00f6dliche Grenze in den ostdeutschen Luftraum.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cEine unbewaffnete T-39 Sabreliner der 1. US-Luftflotte wird von MiG-19 abgeschossen.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Super Sabre Society<\/strong> \u2014 Diesmal in der Geschichte<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=281526770  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/t-39-sabreliner-2.jpg\" alt=\"T-39 Sabreliner\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Die T-39 war ein unbewaffneter, zweimotoriger Schuljet, der nie f\u00fcr den Fronteinsatz vorgesehen war. (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Keine Warnung<\/h2>\r\n<p>Das sowjetische Radar erfasste den Eindringling und schickte zwei MiG-19-J\u00e4ger zum Abfangen los. Ungeachtet des offensichtlich harmlosen Profils der Sabreliner war die Reaktion gnadenlos. Gegen 15:14 Uhr er\u00f6ffneten die MiGs das Feuer und zerst\u00f6rten den Jet in der Luft. Lorraine, Hannaford und Millard waren sofort tot. Es hatte keinen Krieg gegeben, keinen Warnschuss zugunsten der Besatzung \u2013 nur einen Navigationsfehler und einen kurzen Kanonenschuss.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cAlle drei starben und wurden damit zu einigen der wenigen direkten Opfer des Kalten Krieges in Europa.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Abschussvorfall einer T-39 im Jahr 1964<\/strong> \u2014 Historische Aufzeichnungen<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=925215820  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/t-39-sabreliner-3.jpg\" alt=\"T-39 Sabreliner Trainer\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Eine T-39 im Flug. Dieser Flugzeugtyp verbrachte seine gesamte Einsatzzeit fernab von Kampfeins\u00e4tzen \u2013 was das Jahr 1964 so trostlos erscheinen l\u00e4sst. (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Die Kosten einer Linie auf einer Karte<\/h2>\r\n<p>Der Vorfall l\u00f6ste einen heftigen diplomatischen Schlagabtausch aus. Washington protestierte; Moskau beharrte darauf, dass das Flugzeug seinen Luftraum verletzt hatte. Doch die M\u00e4nner waren bereits tot, und kein Protest konnte daran etwas \u00e4ndern. Ihr Tod wurde zu einer d\u00fcsteren Mahnung, wie gering der Spielraum im Europa des Kalten Krieges war, wo ein falscher Kurs bei schlechtem Wetter ein Todesurteil bedeuten konnte.<\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck Yeager und die Schallmauer werden in Dokumentarfilmen thematisiert. Teams wie das von Lorraine hingegen selten \u2013 drei Profis bei der Arbeit, get\u00f6tet von den Gesetzen eines geteilten Kontinents. Sechzig Jahre sp\u00e4ter sind ihre Namen der eigentliche Grund f\u00fcr die Erz\u00e4hlung ihrer Geschichte.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Quellen: Wikipedia (Abschussvorfall einer T-39 im Jahr 1964); Super Sabre Society; dbpedia.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/shot-down-then-landed-on-a-frozen-lake\/\">Abgeschossen, dann auf einem zugefrorenen See gelandet.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a routine training flight on a grey winter afternoon. Three American airmen took off from Wiesbaden in an unarmed little jet, expecting to be back in three hours. They never came home. 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