lockheedstarfighter

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Eagle0025 said:
F-104C-5-LO, s/n 56-0903. Assigned 436th TFS, 479th TFW. W/O 27 July 1966. Crashed after aircraft control stick kicker activation 16 NM SW George AFB, CA. F-104C-5-LO, s/n 56-0908. Assigned 436th TFS, 479th TFW. To 476th TFS 6252nd TFW, South Vietnam. W/O 22 July 1965. Aircraft damaged by small arms fire over Quang Tin Province. Swerved off runway and crashed into sand dune during emergency gear up landing at Chu Lai MCAS, South Vietnam. The pilot was fatally injured. F-104C-5-LO, s/n 56-0906. Assigned 436th TFS, 479th TFW. W/O 19 July 1960. Aircraft encountered engine nozzle problem during gunnery practice. Crashed while attempting emergency landing on Cuddeback Dry Lake 24 miles SE of China Lake. The pilot, Capt. John Houston, was fatally injured. F-104C-5-LO, s/n 56-0907. Assigned 434th TFS, 479th TFW. W/O 29 January 1959. Crashed after takeoff 5 miles SW of George AFB following compressor stall and loss of power. The pilot, Capt. Ed Skelton, ejected safely. This was the first F-104C lost due to a crash.

Veedubber79 said:
These are Lockheed XF-104-LO Starfighters 53-7786 "FG-786" & 53-7787 "FG-787" of the USAF w/ Wright J65s under test in formation ca. '54.

Veedubber79 said:
This is Lockheed XF-104-LO Starfighter 53-7786 "FG-786" of USAF w/ a Wright J65 under test ca. '54.