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| Date: | Monday 21 March 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12820 |
| MSN: | 683A-1120 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Eschau, Elsass -
 France
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF 3 Wing, Zweibrücken |
| RCAF 3 Wing, Zweibrücken |
The 434 Squadron CF-104 ingested a bird during a low-level flight near Eschau, France. The engine suffered a compressor stall and failed. The pilot, F/L J.M. Ayres, ejected safely.
Sources:
RCAF DFS;
D. Bashow (1991, p. 216), "Starfighter...";
http://www.int-birdstrike.org/London_Papers/IBSC23%20WP2.pdf
http://www.canadianwings.com/Aircraft/Database/database_detail.php?Canadair-CF-104-Starfighter-7767
Hamburger Abendblatt 22 March 1966, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2008 00:16 | WJR | Added |
| 31-Dec-2008 11:10 | WJR | Updated |
| 26-Aug-2011 01:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2015 18:38 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2015 20:52 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 22-May-2025 14:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2025 14:01 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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