Bird strike Incident Dassault Mirage 2000EG 229,
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Date:Wednesday 7 October 1992
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIR2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage 2000EG
Owner/operator:Elliniki Polemikí Aeroporía
Registration: 229
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Tanagra AB -   Greece
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Tanagra AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after birdstrike (gull). G. Kormentzas.

Sources:

Scramble
http://www.int-birdstrike.org/London_Papers/IBSC23%20WP2.pdf
http://www.ellinikos-stratos.com/aeroporia/atiximata_1.asp
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Greece.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Sep-2014 15:22 TB Added
22-Sep-2014 12:45 TB Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Sep-2014 12:48 TB Updated [Phase]
28-Nov-2014 17:14 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
17-Sep-2018 11:52 JF Updated [Operator, Source]
17-Sep-2018 18:21 JF Updated [Departure airport]
13-Oct-2019 08:26 TB Updated [Operator]

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