Incident Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter 56-0911,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47149
 
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Date:Monday 20 September 1965
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 56-0911
MSN: 183-1199
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Da Nang, SVN -   Vietnam
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Da Nang
Destination airport:Da Nang
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air coll. with 56-921 after dark with navigation lights off, while looking for missing F-104C 56-883. Capt. Harvey Quackenbush ejected safely.

Sources:

JF Baugher
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
http://www.arizonawrecks.com/allthingsf104/104nam.html
El Litoral 21 September 1965, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
11-Jan-2012 07:54 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
21-Oct-2014 17:42 Anon. Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jun-2015 17:37 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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