Bird strike Incident Canadair CF-104 Starfighter 12853,
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Date:Thursday 16 September 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Canadair CF-104 Starfighter
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration: 12853
MSN: 683A-1153
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Zweibrücken (EDRZ) -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:3 Wing – RCAF Station Zweibrücken
Destination airport:3 Wing – RCAF Station Zweibrücken
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The 430 (ST/A) Squadron aircraft ingested a bird at 3000 feet AGL, 330 Kts IAS, in solid cloud during a GCA approach; engine failed due to compressor disintegration. F/L K.D. Castle ejected safely.

Sources:

RCAF DFS Flight Comment 1967-3 MAY.JUNE (Pg 11)
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow ISBN 0-919195-12-1 (Pg 218)
http://www.int-birdstrike.org/London_Papers/IBSC23%20WP2.pdf
http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12851_12900_detailed.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Dec-2008 00:16 WJR Added
31-Dec-2008 11:10 WJR Updated
17-Jul-2010 11:53 harro Updated [Source, Narrative]
18-Aug-2011 01:09 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Source]
26-Aug-2011 01:42 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source]
20-Oct-2014 15:16 Anon. Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
30-Oct-2014 09:30 Unites Updated [Operator, Embed code]
25-May-2015 19:05 DB Updated [Operator]
09-Apr-2016 07:56 yukonjack Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Sep-2019 08:36 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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