Incident Lockheed F-104C Starfighter 56-0900,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47313
 
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Date:Thursday 19 March 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104C Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 56-0900
MSN: 183-1188
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fairwiew, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:George AFB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
20 miles north of Lake Isabella after pilot (30) ejected following a flame-out. Intense forest fire occured.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
Madera Tribune 20 March 1959, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
03-Oct-2014 11:19 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2017 19:17 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]

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