ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47134
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| Date: | Monday 1 August 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 435th TFSqn /8th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0928 |
| MSN: | 183-1216 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles NE of Thay Nguyen, North Vietnam * -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Udorn RTAFB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by direct hit of SAM. Other pilots saw a good chute but pilot never listing as POW. Captain John Charles Kwortnik KIA
Sources:
JF Baugher
http://www.arizonawrecks.com/allthingsf104/104nam.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 13:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2013 14:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2014 17:41 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2021 21:55 | Pink | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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