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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dassault Mirage 2000N |
| Owner/operator: | L'Armée de L'Air |
| Registration: | 324 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône 13 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Istres |
Bird strike on approach at 110 ft agl (gulls).
Sources:
Scramble
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)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2010 11:58 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2019 13:22 | harro | Updated [Damage, ] |
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