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| Date: | Saturday 9 December 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 157th FIS South Carolina ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0841 |
| MSN: | 183-1129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi SE of Malaga -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Moron AB |
Crashed during deployment “Stair Step” at Moron AB, Spain, after engine failure. Pilot Capt Vincent H. Billingsley (35) ejected safely.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_USA_Berlin%20crisis.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Sep-2014 19:01 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 10:50 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 20:41 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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