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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0921 |
| MSN: | 183-1209 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Da Nang, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang |
| Da Nang |
Mid-air collision with F-104C 56-911 after dark with navigation lioghts off, while looking for missing F-104C 56-883. Pilot Capt Dayle Carlson ejected safely.
Sources:
JF Baugher
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
http://www.arizonawrecks.com/allthingsf104/104nam.html
El Litoral 21 September 1965, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jan-2012 07:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2014 17:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2015 17:38 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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