Accident Lockheed F-104S Starfighter MM6738,
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Date:Tuesday 18 September 1973
Time:c. 21:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104S Starfighter
Owner/operator:36St 21Gr Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM6738
MSN: 1038
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near San Vito Lo Capo (TP), Sicily -   Italy
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Trapani-Birgi (LICT) (21:50)
Destination airport:Trapani-Birgi (LICT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Most probably flew into the sea after take-off during an Air Defence Exercise. The body of L.Ten. Carlo Comana has never been found

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
08-May-2009 23:37 zerocinquanta Added
25-Aug-2011 04:36 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location]
26-Sep-2013 19:36 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Feb-2016 21:10 strike503 Updated [Time, Narrative]
06-Nov-2023 11:52 J155 Updated [Operator]

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