Bird strike Incident Dassault Mirage 2000N 324,
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Date:Friday 19 January 1996
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIR2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage 2000N
Owner/operator:L'Armée de L'Air
Registration: 324
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône 13 -   France
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Istres
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Bird strike on approach at 110 ft agl (gulls).

Sources:

Scramble
Serious birdstrike-related accidents to military aircraft of Europe and Israel: list and analysis of circumstances / W. John Richardson (Published in International 8ird Strike Committee Proceedings and Papers 23)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jul-2010 11:58 harro Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2019 13:22 harro Updated [Damage]

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