ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56782
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| Date: | Friday 25 April 1969 |
| Time: | 12:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 12854 |
| MSN: | 683A-1154 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niefern, 20 NM N Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport, Bas-Rhin 67 -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Lahr, Germany |
| CFB Lahr, Germany | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following a low level recce sortie, the pilot was returning to CFB Lahr at high level. Over Karlsruhe, Germany, he commenced a VMC descent to Lahr. While avoiding a rain shower at 800 feet AGL, 400 kts, the pilot saw a large bird seconds before it hit and penetrated the centre windscreen. The pilot was blinded by the impact and immediately added power and commenced a climb until he encountered the stick shaker. Feeling nauseous and approaching blackout, Capt R.E. White safely ejected near Niefern, France. He suffered facial cuts and lacerations and a compression fracture of the spine.
Sources:
Canadian Armed Forces DFS "Flight Comment" 1969-4 MAY.JUNE (Pg 16)
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow. ISBN 0-919195-12-1 (Pg 218)
http://www.int-birdstrike.org/London_Papers/IBSC23%20WP2.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2008 00:16 | WJR | Added |
| 31-Dec-2008 11:10 | WJR | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2011 02:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2016 05:11 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2022 07:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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