Incident Lockheed F-104C Starfighter 56-907,
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Date:Thursday 29 January 1959
Time:20:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104C Starfighter
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 56-907
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 mi SW of George AFB, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:George AFB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Loss power during take off. Pilot Capt Ed Skelton(36) bailed out. First F104C loss.

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 30 January 1959, p29
IFS

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Nov-2017 16:38 TB Added
08-Aug-2018 19:50 j155 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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