Bird strike Incident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 24+29,
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Date:Tuesday 25 August 1981
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:JBG 33 Luftwaffe
Registration: 24+29
MSN: 8172
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Beja AB -   Portugal
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Beja AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Bird strike during touch and go; lost control on a low approach; ejection seat activated due to heavy ground impact force on touchdown; OLt Hartmut Schmidt survived seriously injured (lost helmet on ejection, hitting head on concret upron).

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/2429.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2011 14:39 TB Added
26-Jan-2017 18:58 Anon. Updated [Country]
04-Jan-2020 19:23 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
18-Feb-2022 12:38 Lima Whiskey Updated [Source]

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