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| Date: | Tuesday 2 April 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A-1-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Lockheed |
| Registration: | 56-0731 |
| MSN: | 183-1019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards AFB, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palmdale AFB |
| Edwards AFB |
Written off after an accident near Edwards AFB on its delivery flight from Lockheed to the US Air Force. It flew at 17,000 feet when it experienced a fatal engine flame out. Pilot Ervine Pratt ejected safely. 1st production F-104 lost
Stricken from USAF inventory July 30 1957
Sources:
http://www.i-f-s.nl/cn/183-1019.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2010 09:13 | 757 | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2012 14:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2012 03:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2014 07:54 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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