Accident Lockheed F-104S Starfighter MM6834,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47027
 
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Date:Friday 13 June 1975
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104S Starfighter
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM6834
MSN: 1134
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pietrabianca di Farindola (PE) -   Italy
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Istrana
Destination airport:Istrana
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into mountain (Pietrabianca, PN Gran Sasso) 5 km from Rigopiano, between Rigopiano and Farindola in bad weather. Pilot Cap Giancarlo Vuanello (29) killed.

Sources:

Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106232030/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/italy.htm
http://www.panterenere.it/storia/vuanello2.jpg
La Stampa 14 June 1975, p9

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
02-May-2009 21:42 zerocinquanta Updated
04-Oct-2013 17:12 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
24-Oct-2013 19:47 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
28-Oct-2013 17:13 TB Updated [Narrative]
20-Mar-2018 17:52 Massimo Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage]
27-Jan-2020 19:45 TB Updated [Destination airport, Damage]
27-Jan-2020 19:52 TB Updated [Source]

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