ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47182
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 December 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed NF-104A Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF)/ARPS |
| Registration: | 56-0762 |
| MSN: | 183-1050 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 5 mi N of Mojave, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB |
| Edwards AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On December 10, 1963, while testing an NF-104A rocket-augmented aerospace trainer, the test pilot narrowly escaped death when his aircraft went out of control at 108,700 feet (nearly 21 miles up) and crashed.
Chuck Yeager parachuted to safety at 8,500 feet after vainly battling to gain control of the powerless, rapidly falling craft. In this incident he became the first pilot to make an emergency ejection in the full pressure suit needed for high altitude flights. (Source from the biography of Gen. Yeager). Yeager was injured to his face.
Movie of the flight was declassified the 10-dec-2019 anniversary date and published for the first time on the Youtube channel of the Edwards Air Force Base.
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/NF-104A_crash_site.htm
http://www.thexhunters.com/xpedition/nf-104a_aircraft.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Dec-2010 14:39 | 757 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2010 06:40 | 757 | Updated [Cn] |
| 14-Oct-2014 12:30 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 29-Dec-2016 20:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 12-Dec-2019 17:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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