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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 33 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 24+58 |
| MSN: | 8206 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Staigerbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after birdstrike (buzzard) at 600 ft; Hptm Thomas Reinker ejected.
Sources:
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982
Serious birdstrike-related accidents to military aircraft of Europe and Israel: list and analysis of circumstances / W. John Richardson (Published in International 8ird Strike Committee Proceedings and Papers 23)
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2458.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2009 11:47 | harro | Updated |
| 17-Jul-2010 12:15 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2011 15:04 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 19:16 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Phase, Operator, ] |
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