Date:	Thursday 25 March 1971
Time:
Type:	Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
Owner/operator:	Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)
Registration:	104723
MSN:	683A-1023
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Primrose Lake Range, Alberta -   Canada
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	CFB Cold Lake, Alberta (YOD)
Destination airport:	CFB Cold Lake, Alberta (YOD)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The 417 (OT) Squadron aircraft was participating in air combat maneuvering at 15000 feet over the Primrose Lake Range north of Cold Lake. The aircraft was in supersonic flight when it flew through the jet wash of another aircraft, overstressed and broke up. Considering the consequences of a supersonic breakup, the pilot ejected successfully.

Canadian Forces DFS Flight Comment, 1972, March.April
Canadian Military Aircraft, Serials and Photographs 1968-1998
417 Squadron History, Canada’s Wings, ISBN 0-920002-22-6 (Pg 60)
Canadian Starfighters, CF-104 and CF-104D, 1961-1986, Patrick Martin. ISBN 978-3-935687-98-0

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
23-Aug-2011 02:54	Uli Elch	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
03-Feb-2016 06:59	yukonjack	Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]