Accident Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 4216,
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Date:Saturday 10 October 1964
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
Owner/operator:Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF)
Registration: 4216
MSN: 1075
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Taipeh -   Taiwan
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two jets crashed into crowd during flypast for celebration of Nacional China. Three on ground killed, four injured.
**One F-104 jet nocked off part of a radio tower and plan's spare tank broke off and fell into spectators. Then went out of control and hit another F-104 flying in formation. Then hit a hill seven miles south of Taipeh and another crash-landed nearby. Both pilots reported killed.

Sources:

La Nacion 11 October 1964, p58
**The Indian Express 11 October 1964, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2016 17:46 TB Added
08-Jan-2019 08:44 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
08-Mar-2019 14:10 TB Updated [Operator]

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