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| Date: | Tuesday 9 May 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0885 |
| MSN: | 183-1173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Moron AB -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Loosing control due to flight control malfunction. T stabilizer lock full up. Aircraft reached 35.000 ft, stalled and dove on the ground. Pilot ejected safely. This aircraft reach 103,395 ft without any rocket the 14 december 1959.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Oct-2014 19:42 | Anon. | Updated [Date, ] |
| 01-Oct-2014 19:42 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2014 19:48 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2014 15:19 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2015 17:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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