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| Date: | Saturday 3 November 1956 |
| Time: | 09:22 |
| Type: |  Lockheed YF-104A-1-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2960 |
| MSN: | 183-1006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi S of Rogers Dry Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palmdale AFB, KPMD |
| Edwards AFB, KEDW |
Crashed on USAF acceptance flight test. Pilot Capt Harry A. Brown was killed.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20090101122900/http://www.i-f-s.nl:80/cn/183-1006.htm\
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
3. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/FallenWings/conversations/topics/26
4. http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2010 12:38 | 757 | Added |
| 23-Aug-2011 07:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2013 18:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2013 16:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2015 17:45 | TB | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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