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Lockheed F-94B-1-LO Starfire 50-835 in the Air National Guard ca. late '50's. (Note: only the last of the F-94s (F-94C's) were officially named "Starfires" and were phased out of service by February '59 -- no record of the disposition of 835 -- never made it to MASDC.)

F-94C-1-LO, s/n 50-1059. Assigned to 46th FIS. Disappeared without a trace 16 March 1957. The crew was pilot 1Lt. Henry Charles Nicolay and radar intercept officer 1Lt. Harold A. Lewis. They were part of a four ship flight en route from Bunker Hill AFB, IN to Wurtsmith AFB, MI. As the flight approached their destination 1st. Lt. Nicolay’s F-94C dropped out of formation and did not respond to radio calls from the flight leader. Heavy weather and darkness are thought to be factors in the loss of the F-94C and its crew, who are presumed to have crashed into Lake Huron.

Lockheed F-94A-5-LO Starfire 49-2574 "FA-574" static ca. 50's. This a/c was sent to the Boneyard (MASDC) on October 22, 1957 and later recycled. (Note: only the last of the F-94s (F-94C's) were officially named "Starfires" and were phased out of service by February '59.)