ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86994
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| Date: | Thursday 27 October 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed QF-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 3205th Drone Sqn USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2971 |
| MSN: | 183-1017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, off west cost of Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Elgin AFB, Florida |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by an AIM-7 missile on its 11th unmanned mission; crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the west cost of Florida. The EGT on the QF-104 was last seen at 900 degrees by telemetry. The aircraft was completely destroyed. It was operated by the 3205th Drone Squadron at Eglin AFB.
Sources:
http://www.i-f-s.nl/ACC60.html
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_QFs.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2010 11:18 | 757 | Added |
| 17-Feb-2012 03:11 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 17-Jan-2013 13:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 13:31 | Repac | Updated [Operator] |
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