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| Date: | Friday 24 April 1953 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Republic F-84G Thunderjet |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM52-2918 |
| MSN: | 3050-1837B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santeramo in Colle (BA) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brindisi (13:00) |
| Aviano |
A four ship formation entered a storm and IFR conditions. Pilot Cap Arturo Angelucci (31) broke the formation and descented by level in very high steep. Once out from clouds, the pilot ejected but was killed. As "MM 2918" in report.
Sources:
Scramble
La Stampa 25 April 1953, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2013 16:26 | TB | Added |
| 21-Aug-2013 18:08 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2016 11:13 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2016 18:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 21:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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