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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1968 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI |
| Registration: | MM6562 |
| MSN: | 6562 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Castelletto di Branduzzo (PV) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cameri AB (NO) |
| Cameri AB (NO) |
Collided with MM6554 during night interception training. Pilot Cap Erminio Caranti (40) ejected but did not survive.
Sources:
Scramble
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AMI_losses.htm
La Stampa 19 February 1968, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2013 19:04 | TB | Added |
| 22-Sep-2013 16:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Oct-2014 14:31 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2015 15:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2016 10:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Phase, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 19:31 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Jan-2020 16:03 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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