Incident Lockheed F-104S Starfighter MM6746,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47057
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 September 1973
Time:night
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: MM6746
MSN: 1046
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brindisi Airport (BR) -   Italy
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Gioia dell Colle (LIBV) (BA)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in final, in the sea after running out of fuel. Pilot Cap Giuliano Girelli (32) ejected safely.

Sources:

Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1973_09/19730920_0008.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
08-May-2009 23:37 zerocinquanta Updated
27-Sep-2013 10:12 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Sep-2013 10:18 TB Updated [Time]
23-Aug-2015 14:34 Anon. Updated [Date, Time]
06-Nov-2023 11:51 J155 Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative]

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