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| Date: | Thursday 26 August 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 33 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 26+10 |
| MSN: | 9144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thalheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Erding AB |
Engine failure due to bird strike shortly after take-off; OLt Eckhard Südmeyer** ejected safely.
**he died in crash of Luftwaffe Do-28D-2 (58+58) on 9.7.1992 at Büchel.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2011 08:26 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2013 12:47 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 19:36 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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