F-104A "FG-840" 538 FIS Larson AFB, Moses Lake, Washington 1958

F-104A, construction number 183-1128, model 183-93-02, US serial number 56-0840, built by Lockheed
acceptance date June 16, 1958; delivery date July 3, 1958, 538th FIS ADC Larson AFB
crashed with 538th FIS from Larson AFB, Washington on April 13, 1960 at Moses Lake, Washington, oxygen problems on high altitude (45.000 ft) supersonic intercept,
no reaction after loosing total consciousness on a pressure suit mission, pilot was killed, written off.

The 538th FIS was activated in August 1955 at Larson AFB with F-86Ds.
It transitioned into F-86Ls in June 1957 and into F-104As in March 1958. The squadron was deactivated on July 1, 1960.

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