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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | MFG2 Marineflieger |
| Registration: | 23+08 |
| MSN: | 7191 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Anholt, Kattegat -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Engine failure after bird strike during low-level flight over the Kattegat. OLtzS Michael Mollenhauer ejected safely and rescued by swedish ship.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 20.9.1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2011 09:56 | TB | Added |
| 11-Jun-2011 02:27 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2011 11:33 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 13-Jan-2020 13:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 08:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 19:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 13:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
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