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| Date: | Thursday 4 October 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed QF-104A-1-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 3205th Drone Sqn USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0736 |
| MSN: | 183-1024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Propably Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin AFB |
"On its 5th unmanned flight it was shot down by a missile" (GAR-8 tests)
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_QFs.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2010 09:49 | 757 | Added |
| 17-Feb-2012 03:10 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 28-Sep-2014 19:01 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2014 19:43 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2014 13:28 | Repac | Updated [Operator, ] |
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