Date:	Thursday 30 March 1967
Time:
Type:	Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
Owner/operator:	Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration:	12768
MSN:	683A-1068
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Cold Lake, Alberta (CYOD) -   Canada
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta
Destination airport:	RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The No. 6 (ST/R) Operational Training Unit aircraft was on climb out after takeoff from RCAF Station Cold Lake, when F/L H.J. Rowe was forced to eject following an engine failure due to a bird strike.

RCAF DFS;
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow. ISBN 0-919195-12-1 (Pg 214)
Canadian Starfighters, CF-104 and CF-104D, 1961-1986, Patrick Martin. ISBN 978-3-935687-98-0 (Pg 136)
http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12751_12800_detailed.htm
https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/publications/tp13549-chapter13-2139.htm
http://www.int-birdstrike.org/Vienna_Papers/IBSC22%20WP21.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
31-Dec-2008 00:16	WJR	Added
31-Dec-2008 11:10	WJR	Updated
26-Aug-2011 01:32	Uli Elch	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Aug-2014 14:46	Anon.	Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
05-Nov-2014 16:58	Route	Updated [Operator]
06-Jun-2015 10:46	Iwosh	Updated [Operator]
24-Mar-2016 20:41	yukonjack	Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]