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| Date: | Thursday 16 September 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12853 |
| MSN: | 683A-1153 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zweibrücken (EDRZ) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 3 Wing – RCAF Station Zweibrücken |
| 3 Wing – RCAF Station Zweibrücken |
The 430 (ST/A) Squadron aircraft ingested a bird at 3000 feet AGL, 330 Kts IAS, in solid cloud during a GCA approach; engine failed due to compressor disintegration. F/L K.D. Castle ejected safely.
Sources:
RCAF DFS Flight Comment 1967-3 MAY.JUNE (Pg 11)
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow ISBN 0-919195-12-1 (Pg 218)
http://www.int-birdstrike.org/London_Papers/IBSC23%20WP2.pdf
http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12851_12900_detailed.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2008 00:16 | WJR | Added |
| 31-Dec-2008 11:10 | WJR | Updated |
| 17-Jul-2010 11:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2011 01:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 26-Aug-2011 01:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Oct-2014 15:16 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:30 | Unites | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 25-May-2015 19:05 | DB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2016 07:56 | yukonjack | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2019 08:36 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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