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| Date: | Saturday 25 November 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) |
| Registration: | 4252 |
| MSN: | 183-1119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yunlin County -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ching Chuan Kang Air Base |
F-104A, 4252 with the 8th TFS, 3rd/427th TFW, crashed, in Yunlin due to a technical failure. Pilot Li Tien-yu ejected.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
http://www.taiwanairpower.org/write_offs.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2021 19:46 | TB | Added |
| 06-Sep-2022 08:26 | Cosmo | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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