Bird strike Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 26+10,
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Date:Thursday 26 August 1982
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:JBG 33 Luftwaffe
Registration: 26+10
MSN: 9144
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Thalheim -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Erding AB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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