55-2956 crashed Published on April 13, 2013 in 17 April 1956Full resolution (628 × 239) ← Previous Next → While on loan to teh U.S. Navy for testing the Sidewinder missile, Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 55-2956 crashed on takeoff at NAS China Lake. Damaged beyond economic repair, the Starfighter was written off. (U.S. Navy)