ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122890
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| Date: | Friday 8 February 1985 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | MFG2 Marineflieger |
| Registration: | 21+27 |
| MSN: | 6688 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Bornholm -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eggebek AB (G) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the Baltic Sea due to engine failure after bird strike during sea Low-Level Reconnaissance mission; KptLt Frank Genge (pilot) ejected safely and was recovered by danish SAR-helicopter after 40 minutes.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2127.htm
Hamburger Abendblatt 9.2.1985
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2011 15:00 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jun-2011 14:04 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2011 15:17 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 12-Jan-2020 21:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2020 08:17 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 19:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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