ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47320
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| Date: | Thursday 22 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104C Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 476th TFSqn /6252nd TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0908 |
| MSN: | 383-1196 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chu Lai Marine Air Base, South Vietnan -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | DaNang AB, South Vietnam |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F-104C 56-0908 was written off 22 July 1965: hit by ground fire during close air support mission in Quang Tin province south of Da Nang. Pilot Capt Roy James Blakely was killed. The left leading edge flap departed on the pull out from a dive bomb pass with 2 x M117 750-lb bombs and 750 rounds of 20mm ammunition. There was a large gash in the left fuselage above the left wing, and the pilot experienced oil pressure-failure and landing gear extension failure. Blakeley tried to make an emergency landing at Chu Lai Marine Air Base. During his gear up landing the pilot was killed instantly when he skidded off the runway into a sand dune
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
2. http://www.arizonawrecks.com/allthingsf104/Frame-48-104nampage48.html?refresh=1373307724444
3.https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=79622
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Sep-2013 01:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2014 22:04 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 23-Feb-2021 22:05 | Pink | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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