Fuel exhaustion Accident Lockheed F-104B Starfighter 4104,
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Date:Saturday 3 March 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104B Starfighter
Owner/operator:Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF)
Registration: 4104
MSN: 5011
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ching Chuan Kang AB -   Taiwan
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Chin Chuang Kang AB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flame-out due to fuel exhaustion and crashed south of runway. Meter malfuction. Both crew bailed out. Col Lee Shuyuan was killed and Capt Koo Chen seriously injured.

Sources:

Scramble
https://www.getit01.com/p20180617561063451
The Evening Star 4 March 1963, pA6

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Dec-2013 20:05 R. Kent Parsons Added
27-Oct-2014 20:53 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
24-Apr-2021 11:19 harro Updated [Location, Source]
19-Jun-2021 21:20 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source]
06-Aug-2021 15:15 TB Updated [Location]
06-Aug-2021 18:18 TB Updated [Location, Source]
07-Aug-2021 13:17 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
07-Aug-2021 13:18 TB Updated [Narrative]
07-Aug-2021 13:19 TB Updated [Phase]
05-Feb-2022 20:23 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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