Accident Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 3,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318156
 
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Date:Friday 13 January 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Owner/operator:ROC Air Force - 3rd Aviation Group
Registration: 3
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Taiwan Strait -   China
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into the Taiwan Strait close to Chinese mainland during a combat mission. Pilot Jingzong YANG perished. Whether he was shot down by a Shenyang J-6 is a matter of controversy.

Sources:

https://bbs.wenxuecity.com/memory/1389554.html
https://mil.sina.cn/ls/2015-06-30/detail-ifxenncn6809458.d.html

Revision history:

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