ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83570
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| Date: | Monday 15 June 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 55-2956 |
| MSN: | 183-1002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | China Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | China Lake NAS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cdr. Herk Camp had engine trouble on takeoff in F-104A 55-2956 and ran off the end of the runway resulting in strike damage to the Starfighter.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090101122838/http://www.i-f-s.nl:80/cn/183-1002.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Special/YF104_01.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955
http://www.chinalakealumni.org/1959/1959mo.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2010 04:50 | 757 | Added |
| 27-Oct-2012 15:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2014 11:18 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 29-Mar-2015 17:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code] |
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