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| Date: | Friday 8 December 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104D-10-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-1327 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Edwards AFB -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | KEDW |
| KEDW |
Aircraft training with high sink rate landing, landing gear collapse, first pilot ejected safely, the second, Maj. Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was killed in the crash. He was the first afroamerican pilot selected for Space programm.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2014 17:45 | Anon. | Added |
| 25-Apr-2015 18:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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