Incident Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter 56-0885,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47237
 
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Date:Tuesday 9 May 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 56-0885
MSN: 183-1173
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Moron AB -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Loosing control due to flight control malfunction. T stabilizer lock full up. Aircraft reached 35.000 ft, stalled and dove on the ground. Pilot ejected safely. This aircraft reach 103,395 ft without any rocket the 14 december 1959.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
01-Oct-2014 19:42 Anon. Updated [Date]
01-Oct-2014 19:42 Anon. Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
01-Oct-2014 19:48 Anon. Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
05-Oct-2014 15:19 Anon. Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Embed code, Narrative]
25-Apr-2015 17:57 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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