Incident Lockheed QF-104A-5-LO Starfighter 56-0745, Wednesday 17 January 1962
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Date:Wednesday 17 January 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed QF-104A-5-LO Starfighter
Owner/operator:3205th Drone Sqn USAF
Registration: 56-0745
MSN: 183-1033
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Eglin AFB FL -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Eglin AFB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilotless mission. Elevator malfunction in take off, aircraft ran off end of runway and exploded. 1st QF-104 loss

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Oct-2014 19:44 Anon. Added
09-Nov-2014 13:28 Repac Updated [Operator]

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