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| Date: | Thursday 1 June 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed QF-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 55-2966 |
| MSN: | 183-1012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | at sea in the Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
"on its 3rd drone flight it lost pitch control, destruction failed, guided over the golf of Mexico until it flamed out."
http://www.916-starfighter.de
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090205015300/http://www.i-f-s.nl:80/cn/183-1012.htm
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_QFs.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2010 07:00 | 757 | Added |
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