ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54950
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| Date: | Monday 16 March 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed CF-104D Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 104665 |
| MSN: | 583A-5335 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | N of Leipheim (EDSD) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Baden-Soellingen (EDSB) |
| CFB Baden-Soellingen (EDSB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The 439 Squadron CF104D was part of a four-plane, low-level sortie to a German target range approximately 12 miles (19 Km) north of Leipheim. On the run-in to the target at 500 feet and 510 knots, the pilot saw a large bird pass to the left side of the canopy. The bird was ingested into the engine causing severe vibrations. The pilot zoomed and turned towards Luftwaffe Air Base Leiphiem, but there was insufficient thrust from the damaged engine to reach the runway. The two pilots ejected safely at 1200 feet. Later investigation found that the bird was a hawk (buzzard) weighing approximately one kilogram and having a wingspan of 1.2 meters.
Sources:
Canadian Armed Forces DFS "Flight Comment" 1981 No.4: (Pg 20);
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow. ISBN 0-919195-12-1 (Pg 178)
http://rwrwalker.ca/CAF_CF104D.html
http://worldbirdstrike.com/IBSC/Amsterdam/IBSC25%20WPSA1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2008 00:11 | WJR | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2011 03:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2016 06:57 | yukonjack | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 09:53 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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