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| Date: | Wednesday 13 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 538th FISqn USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0840 |
| MSN: | 183-1128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 9 NM ESE of Waterville, Douglas County, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Pilot possibly incapacitated by hypoxia. Pilot 1st Lt. William Thomas Tilson was killed.
Sources:
1. http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
2. http://www.i-f-s.nl/accidents-incidents-1960/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Oct-2014 17:33 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2021 20:11 | Pink | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Operator, ] |
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