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| Date: | Thursday 7 April 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0871 |
| MSN: | 183-1159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 mi S of Paducah, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Webb AFB, TX/331st FIS |
Engine exploded at Mach 1.5 at 35.000 ft, possibly could have ingested gun door bay. Pilot Cpt Richard Davis ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
US CRASHES Jan van Waarde 1950 2002
The Victoria Advocat 8 April 1966, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Oct-2014 17:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2022 19:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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