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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1962 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0881 |
| MSN: | 183-1169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bad Schwalbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Entered uncontrollable spin, crashed in a wood and burst into flames, 18 mi NW of Wiesbaden Air Base. Pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
Starfighter production list
AAIR (BOSSP)
DEWEZET 22 March 1962, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2013 18:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2013 12:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 05-Oct-2014 19:44 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 10:53 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 16:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2025 16:58 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 18:05 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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