 In contemporary German magazine articles highlighting the Starfighter safety problems, the aircraft was portrayed as "overburdened" with technology, which was considered a latent overstrain on the aircrews.In 1966 Johannes Steinhoff took over command of the "Luftwaffe" and grounded the entire "Luftwaffe" and "Bundesmarine" F-104 fleet until he was satisfied that problems had been resolved or at least reduced.In later years, the German safety record improved, although a new problem of structural failure of the wings emerged.