ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 55765
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| Date: | Friday 7 October 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | JBG 33 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 28+18 |
| MSN: | 5948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hohenstein/Untertaunus (Hessen) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ETSB |
| EtSB |
Crashed after engine failure due to bird strike (pigeons) at 800 ft agl; Hptm Gerhard "Lobo" Lohde and Hptm Robert Doniat ejected successfully.
Sources:
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)
http://billy.hhvk-luftwaffe.buecher.officelive.com/Starfighterunfaelle.aspx
Netherlands national archive, press photo of the crash scene: http://proxy.handle.net/10648/f74004a8-fea9-af00-db80-aa6ca0d91d76
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2010 12:13 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2011 12:30 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 20:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jan-2020 09:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2022 11:44 | Hoekb03 | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Jan-2022 18:19 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 15-Nov-2023 20:38 | RoDon48 | Updated [Phase] |
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