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| Date: | Wednesday 16 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86E(M) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM19581 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Punta della Contessa (BR) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brindisi (BR) |
Pull up too late after shooting on range. Pilot Instructor Cap Agostino Sotgiu (36) killed.
Sources:
http://www.zodiaco.corsozodiaco.it/diaspora4.html
La Stampa 17 April 1958, p8
My sources
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2013 18:16 | TB | Added |
| 23-Jan-2016 13:57 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2016 17:19 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Feb-2016 17:27 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2017 13:08 | j155 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
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