Accident Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 56-0855,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47238
 
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Date:Friday 5 May 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 56-0855
MSN: 183-1143
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:McGhee-Tyson Airport, Knoxville, TN -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed just after take off from McGhee-Tyson Airport for AB malfunction. Italian pilot Cap Luciano Guida (30) killed.

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
http://gall.dcinside.com/board/view/?id=aviationfight&no=18243
La Stampa 7 May 1961, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
01-Oct-2014 19:48 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
10-Nov-2014 15:03 Earl Updated [Operator]
15-Feb-2016 17:11 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Sep-2023 06:00 Ron Averes Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]]

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