F-104 FG-914, the only Starfighter that was destroyed by a tractor beam of a Constitution class spaceship (NCC-1701 Enterprise, in 1969 over Offutt Air Force Base).
Posted by Xeelee1123@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 4 comments
jpflathead@reddit
That F-104 we see on Star Trek was a ghost. It crashed IRL prior to the airing of the episode. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/141844
LateralThinkerer@reddit
"...crashed..."
Riiiigggghhhtttt.
Like, that's what they always say after those kinds of encounters, man.
A444SQ@reddit
Its GE J79-7 turbojet failed while it was on a strike mission over Plain of Jars in Laos and it crashed killing the pilot.
LateralThinkerer@reddit
Forgot the /S ... six years ago.