Accident Lockheed YF-104A-1-LO Starfighter 55-2960,
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Date:Saturday 3 November 1956
Time:09:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed YF-104A-1-LO Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 55-2960
MSN: 183-1006
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 mi S of Rogers Dry Lake, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Palmdale AFB, KPMD
Destination airport:Edwards AFB, KEDW
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on USAF acceptance flight test. Pilot Capt Harry A. Brown was killed.

Sources:

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20090101122900/http://www.i-f-s.nl:80/cn/183-1006.htm\
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
3. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FallenWings/conversations/topics/26
4. http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Dec-2010 12:38 757 Added
23-Aug-2011 07:23 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2013 18:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2013 16:47 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
25-Apr-2015 17:45 TB Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative]

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