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| Date: | Tuesday 7 March 1978 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 104838 |
| MSN: | 683A-1138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | N of Erolzheim, Kreis Biberach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Memmingerberg |
| Memmingerberg |
Operated by 439 Squadron, the aircraft suffered a series of compressor stalls followed by complete engine failure. The pilot ejected successfully.
Sources:
Canadian Military Aircraft, Serials and Photographs 1968-1998
Canadian Starfighters, 1961-1986: Patrick Martin. ISBN 978-3-935687-98-0 (Pg 140)
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106232040/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Canadian_CF-104.htm
Borkener Zeitung 8 March 1978, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2011 03:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Feb-2016 17:11 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2025 15:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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