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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 33 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 24+29 |
| MSN: | 8172 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beja AB -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Beja AB |
Bird strike during touch and go; lost control on a low approach; ejection seat activated due to heavy ground impact force on touchdown; OLt Hartmut Schmidt survived seriously injured (lost helmet on ejection, hitting head on concret upron).
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2429.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2011 14:39 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jan-2017 18:58 | Anon. | Updated [Country, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 19:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 12:38 | Lima Whiskey | Updated [Source, ] |
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