Bird strike Incident Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter 21+14,
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Date:Tuesday 19 April 1977
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:MFG2 Marineflieger
Registration: 21+14
MSN: 6663
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:east of Moen -   Denmark
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine failure after bird strike during sea low-level flight 35 km north of Rügen, Baltic Sea; KptLt Eckart "Steam" Stiemerling (his 30. birthday on this day) ejected safely; he was rescued after 50 minutes by Danish Marine helicopter.

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 20.4.1977
http://web.archive.org/web/20171029225354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_Type/GermanF104.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/2114.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jun-2011 14:14 TB Added
25-Jul-2011 11:30 TB Updated [Operator]
30-Oct-2019 20:15 TB Updated [Operator, Source]
13-Jan-2020 13:06 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
30-Jan-2020 08:38 TB Updated [Operator]
05-Feb-2020 19:26 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
08-Feb-2022 07:02 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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