Accident Lockheed F-104G Starfighter MM6562,
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Date:Thursday 8 February 1968
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration: MM6562
MSN: 6562
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Castelletto di Branduzzo (PV) -   Italy
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cameri AB (NO)
Destination airport:Cameri AB (NO)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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