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Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West
JF-104A
The Mojave Desert around Edwards AFB and once
active George AFB is littered with the wreckage of aircraft dating back to the
1940's. Among my recent site visitations are the remains of a Lockheed JF-104A
#56-758 USAF flown by Capt. C. H. Segrest. #56-758 crashed 12 miles NE of Boron
following successful pilot ejection. This accident was attributed to an
uncommanded pitchup. Wreckage is scattered over several acres with some fuselage
parts displaying the red and white color scheme used by aircraft assigned to
Edwards AFB.
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The red and white on this piece of JF-104A
indicates that it was a test aircraft assigned to
Edwards. |
 The JF-104A is scattered over several acres of desert, with about 5% of the plane remaining today. |
 More wreckage of Lockheed JF-104A. |
 Lockheed JF-104A wreckage photographed in the winter of 2002. |
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