ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47147
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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 436th TFSqn /6252nd TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0883 |
| MSN: | 183-1171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hainan Island, China -
 China
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang AFB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Got lost while flying over Gulf of Tonkin and flew over Hainan Island. Shot down by air-to-air missile fired by Chinese MiG-19. Pilot Capt. P.E. Smith ejected and taken prisoner.
Sources:
JF Baugher
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
http://www.arizonawrecks.com/allthingsf104/104nam.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 13:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2014 17:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:24 | Pong | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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