ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47304
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A-5-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-0742 |
| MSN: | 183-1030 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards AFB, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight operated by General Electric flight test at Edwards Air Force Base by a GE pilot. Assymetrical flap condition on landing caused the aircraft to roll to one side. Downward pilot ejection was successful, but too low for parachute to fully open. Aircraft crashed and burned on Rogers Dry Lake. Flap interconnect cable sheared when flaps were extended. Pilot name was Marvin M. "Whitey" Van Salter.
Sources:
GE historical records
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials.pdf
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194240/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1959.htm#jun
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Apr-2009 23:11 | LB03 | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2012 14:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 03-Oct-2014 11:18 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Oct-2014 14:36 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2015 17:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
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