ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170540
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| Date: | Friday 7 August 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12844 |
| MSN: | 683A-1144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dijon -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 4 Wing – RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen |
| 4 Wing – RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The 422 (ST/A) Squadron aircraft struck a hill and exploded, while low flying in bad weather conditions (CFIT) near Dijon, France. Pilot F/L I.W. MacLean killed.
Sources:
Canadian Starfighters, CF-104 and CF-104D, 1961-1986, Patrick Martin. ISBN 978-3-935687-98-0 (Pg 141)
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_12801_12850_detailed.htm
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002296?Ira%20William%20MacLean
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2014 13:09 | Anon. | Added |
| 20-Oct-2014 14:39 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-May-2015 18:31 | Opietz | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-May-2015 18:32 | Unitex | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2016 07:56 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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