Incident Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 56-0738,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47350
 
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Date:Friday 21 March 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)/Convair
Registration: 56-0738
MSN: 183-1026
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kirtland AFB, NM -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Destination airport:Kirtland AFB, New Mexico
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 21/3/1958: bailed to Convair at time of the crash for chase flights (used as a chase plane for Convair B58 Hustler). Pilot ejected safely.

Sources:

1. http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials.pdf
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194129/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1958.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
29-Oct-2012 03:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2013 18:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
25-Apr-2015 18:23 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source]

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