Incident Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 56-0871,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47141
 
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Date:Thursday 7 April 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 56-0871
MSN: 183-1159
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:12 mi S of Paducah, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Webb AFB, TX/331st FIS
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine exploded at Mach 1.5 at 35.000 ft, possibly could have ingested gun door bay. Pilot Cpt Richard Davis ejected safely.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
US CRASHES Jan van Waarde 1950 2002
The Victoria Advocat 8 April 1966, p9

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
21-Oct-2014 17:42 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Jan-2022 19:44 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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