F-104A "60841" 157th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) South Carolina ANG at Andrews AFB 1961

F-104A, construction number 183-1129, model 183-93-02, US serial number 56-0841, built by Lockheed
delivery date July 11, 1958; 538th FIS July 1958-May 1960; 157th FIS May 1960-June 1962
crashed with 157 FIS South Carolina ANG on December 9, 1961 during deployment "Stair Step" at Moron AB, Spain,
after engine failure (compressor stall) 3 NM SE of Malaga, Spain, pilot Capt Billingsley ejected safely,
written off June 2, 1962, likely after the investigation was finished.

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