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| Date: | Thursday 20 October 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 435th TFSqn /8th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0918 |
| MSN: | 183-1206 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Plain of Jars, Northern Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by AAA during armed recce mission, Laos.
Crew:
Captain Charles Ehnstrom Tofferi (pilot) USAF - KIA
Sources:
1. JF Baugher
2. http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
3. http://www.arizonawrecks.com/allthingsf104/104nam.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 13:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2014 17:41 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2021 19:58 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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