ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47396
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| Date: | Monday 27 May 1957 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Lockheed Aircraft |
| Registration: | 55-2970 |
| MSN: | 183-1016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Bernadino, Leach Gunnery Range, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Palmdale AFB, CA (KPMD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at San Bernardino, 20 Nautical Miles NW of Camp Irwin on Leach Gunnery Range, in California during an gun shooting test mission after encountering a compressor failure. Pilot, Lockheed Engineering Test Pilot, Arthur Joseph Peterson tried several airstarts which were not successful. Then he ejected safely at 2500 feet.
Aircraft took off from AF Plant 42, Lockheed, California, a flight which lasted 21 minutes before crash. After the accident the engine was shipped to Evandale for study. Results are unknown but very likely cause was debris from the gun which entered the inlet and damaged compressor blades inside the engine."
www.i-f-s.nl
Sources:
1. http://www.i-f-s.nl/cn/183-1016.htm
2. http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194235/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1957.htm#may
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2010 11:18 | 757 | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2011 07:14 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2013 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2013 17:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Nature] |
| 19-Mar-2015 10:16 | TB | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
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