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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1959 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM53-6829 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marina di Ravenna (RA) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Giorgio di Cesena (FC) |
Exploded during interception exercise of three ship formation and crashed into the Adriatic Sea near refinery SAROM. Pilot Giuseppe Gottarelli (32) ejected too late and killed.
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1959_04/19590416_0002.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422213306/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-84F.htm]l
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2013 18:33 | TB | Added |
| 26-Aug-2013 18:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 24-Jul-2018 14:21 | j155 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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