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| Date: | Wednesday 28 October 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104C-5-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 479th TFWg /436th TFSqn USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0915 |
| MSN: | 383-1203 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 mi ESE of Cantil, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | George AFB, CA |
Engine failure (apparent fuel flow problem) during session at Cuddeback Gunnery Range. Pilot, Captain Robert Francis Brockman, ejected safely. Alongside Koehn Dry Lake.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
http://www.i-f-s.nl/accidents-incidents-1959/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Oct-2014 14:36 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Apr-2020 16:06 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 18-Mar-2022 17:47 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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