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Date: | Friday 7 April 1961 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed F-104A Starfighter |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
Registration: | 56-0757 |
MSN: | 183-1045 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | George AFB, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | George AFB, CA |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Engine power loss during take off from George AFB, pilot U.S. Marine Corp Capt. David L. Hess, leave the aircraft safe but he was sprayed by JP4 and the aircraft exploded and crashed on the north boundery. Pilot killed.
Sources:
http://www.chinalakealumni.org/1961/1961mo.htm http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf US CRASHES jan van Waarde 1950 2002
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Nov-2008 10:35 |
ASN archive |
Added |
05-Oct-2014 15:19 |
Anon. |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
08-Mar-2019 14:22 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
20-Jan-2022 13:36 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
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