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| Date: | Friday 24 April 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  IAI Kfir C-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | FAE913 |
| MSN: | 162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near BA Taura -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Bird strike on canopy while operating low level. Tnte Marco Palacios ejected.
Sources:
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20170729001501/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/Ecuador.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2019 16:15 | TB | Added |
| 11-Dec-2019 13:34 | JF | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 17-Dec-2019 16:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2025 17:23 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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