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| Date: | Friday 21 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF)/Convair |
| Registration: | 56-0738 |
| MSN: | 183-1026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kirtland AFB, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kirtland AFB, New Mexico |
| Kirtland AFB, New Mexico |
Crashed at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 21/3/1958: bailed to Convair at time of the crash for chase flights (used as a chase plane for Convair B58 Hustler). Pilot ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials.pdf
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194129/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1958.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Oct-2012 03:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2013 18:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2015 18:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
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