Accident Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter 56-0740,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170286
 
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Date:Thursday 22 September 1960
Time:11:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 56-0740
MSN: 183-1028
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Montrose, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:China Lake NAS
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into the southern face of Josephine Peak at 4.500 ft. Undeterminated cause. US Marine Corp Captain Howard O. Casada Jr. was killed

Sources:

http://www.i-f-s.nl/accidents-incidents-1960/
http://www.dankat.com/advents/casada.htm
http://www.chinalakealumni.org/1960/1960mo.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Oct-2014 18:38 Anon. Added
14-Apr-2021 17:38 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]

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